[cma-l] Frustrated Campaigning

[Phil Shep]

Please note community media is not just radio!

Phil



On 16 May 2010, at 12:13, Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> I don't have a lot of confidence in the concept of "Industry  
> Figures" - and none at all with "Academics" in this context.
> By all means we need some external input, but the movers and shakers  
> should be people having direct business and technological  
> association with radio broadcasting.
>
> From: markianpolden at hotmail.com
> To: transplanfm at hotmail.com; phil at somersetfilm.com; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: RE: Frustrated Campaigning
> Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 08:13:54 +0000
>
> Maybe the whole thing should be opened up to reps from different  
> geographic areas and business sectors. I too am quite frustrated  
> with CMA in general and the attitude to topslicing the license fee  
> in particular. I had a little bit of the fight about this pre- 
> election, cos I asked who would be making the decisions. I was told  
> that it would be the cma comittee which consists of industry figures  
> and ACADEMICS ?, what have academics got to do with it. The power  
> needs to be given back to the members in cooperative form
>
> Mark Polden
> Flame 1521
> From: transplanfm at hotmail.com
> To: markianpolden at hotmail.com; phil at somersetfilm.com; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: Frustrated Campaigning
> Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 07:39:25 +0000
>
>
> We see a wide spctrum of situations and problems from all across the  
> UK and in many different kinds of Community regimes.
> Like a lot of us here, I get a bit inflamed about certain subjects  
> dear to our own business and tend to let others pass me by because  
> they don't impact on us directly and frankly they aren't within my  
> skills range.
> So my feeling is that an AGM or Committee-style concensus isn't  
> ideal for addressing the aspects I'd like to change, although I  
> fully accept that both have their merits.
> This discussion medium appears to command a good customer base and  
> certanly attracts all sorts of contributions - and contributors.
> I'm happy to stick with this, but I would like to see more pointed  
> CMA responses to individual points even though I am aware that  
> staffing and available time are limited resources.
> Ian Hickling
> Partner
> transplan UK
>
> From: markianpolden at hotmail.com
> To: phil at somersetfilm.com; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 22:24:34 +0000
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Frustrated campaigning
>
> Hi All
>
> I would certainly be happy to become rep for Merseyside/Cheshire/ 
> North Wales
>
> Mark Polden
> Flame 1521
>
> Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 09:51:52 +0100
> From: phil at somersetfilm.com
> To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: [cma-l] Frustrated campaigning
>
>
>
> Dear all
>
> There has long been a need for more joined up regional working  
> within CMA and this fact has not been lost on staff and council. Our  
> great frustration in recent years has been a lack of capacity to do  
> more to make this happen on the ground. Jaqui and the team go well  
> beyond the call of duty on a daily basis to hold the line for the  
> sector, to make sure we are represented at the key conversations, to  
> provide the tech and information  support which is so useful to us  
> all. But holding the line is necessarily where we have been at for  
> quite a while and as a sector we need to look at how we can work  
> more effectively together to addresss this - and for me the key is  
> in regional working.
>
> Again, capacity rears its head - yes we're all busy - but also at  
> times we are short-sighted when we build alliances with others and  
> fail to key in our collective strength to the bigger picture .
>
> As has been observed, there is too often a disconnect between the  
> passionate ideas expressed and the ability of the tiny over-  
> stretched core to follow up the ideas - the ones couched in reality  
> at least!  If we were meeting regularly at a regional level we could  
> do much more to mobilise grass roots campaigning.
>
> Just here in Somerset we have at least six CR stations and other CM  
> projects within a fifty mile radius and while there is at times I  
> know, good and positive communication flowing between projects this  
> rarely translates into joined up campaigns which key into the bigger  
> picture.  Let's really tackle this one at the AGM this year - it's  
> overdue and would I think obviate some of the frustrations expressed  
> recently on this list.  I've got a year left at most as Chair and  
> would like to to do as much as possible in that time to put the  
> beginnings of a working regional structure in place.   Let me know  
> what you think.
>
> And yes to echo others, if you've got time and energy to give,please  
> do consider standing for council.  We need all the expertise and  
> energy we can muster to help take us all forward.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Phil
> Chair of Council
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