[cma-l] Community Radio Politics Programme - Please Help!

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Joseph Wu / Spectrum Radio" <jw at 558.net>

Thank you very much for this timely reminder. It is very useful. Seems
it is OK to run item without all the candidates as long as everyone is
offered the chance.

I was confusing with Election Expenditure at public events with the
candidates, when separate rules applies.

Can someone advise me if it is possible to invite candidates from
different areas to represent different parties in the election period?
Or they should be from the same constituency?

My programme is in Chinese and it is technically very hard and
expensive to have a debate with non-Chinese candidates. I can get
representatives from different parties but they do not stand in the
same areas. Any advise with be greatly appreciated

Many thanks

Joseph Wu
Chinese Programme
Spectrum Radio

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Best" <bill.best at commedia.org.uk>
To: <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Community Radio Politics Programme - Please Help!


> Hi
>
> On 7 February 2010 14:48, "Joseph Wu / Spectrum Radio" <jw at 558.net> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> Does CMA has the latest Ofcom guidelines on the General Election? I have been told there are a few changes this year.
>
> The issue of election coverage was discussed last this year on this
> mailing list:
>
> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/cma-l/2009-May/004541.html
>
> Ofcom published some guidelines about community radio broadcasting in
> the run-up to last year's European elections and a number of local
> council elections but the same principles would apply to a General
> Election.
>
> During election periods special impartiality rules apply. They are set
> out in Section Six of Ofcom's Broadcasting Code which can be accessed
> via the following link:
>
> http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/bcode/elections/
>
> Ofcom also provides Guidance Notes to explain the requirements:
>
> http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/guidance/bguidance/guidance6.pdf
>
> At all times there are rules which apply to broadcasters concerning
> ‘due impartiality’ and ‘due accuracy’ and ‘undue prominence of
> views and opinions on matters of political or industrial controversy
> and matters relating to current public policy’. These rules are
> included
> in Section Five of the Broadcasting Code available via this link:
>
> http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/bcode/undue/
>
> Guidance Notes to help explain the Section Five requirements may be found at:
>
> http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/guidance/bguidance/guidance5.pdf
>
> Hope this is useful and best regards
>
> Bill Best
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