[cma-l] Connected communities - report from the RSA which features Knowle West Media Centre

[Cathy Aitchison]

The RSA (the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), has just published an interesting report: Connected Communities: How social networks power and sustain the Big Society 

The researchers explored two areas: New Cross Gate in South East London and Knowle West in Bristol. 
Knowle West Media Centre is described as a "a key hub in the community" which "uses digital means to foster awareness of and engagement with social issues in the area".  The report quotes a case study showing how input and support from KWMC helped local residents to get a much-needed bus route reinstated 

Follow this link for a write-up (on my blog):
http://talkingmedia.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/connected-communities-report-from-the-rsa/

Click on this link for the RSA website and to read/download the report:
http://www.thersa.org/projects/connected-communities

Congratulations to Knowle West Media Centre - now community media practitioners everywhere should be sending examples to the RSA researchers and responding to the current report - download it, tweet it, circulate it, discuss it on air and make sure similar projects and results are highlighted as 'Big society' already in action on the ground.

Best wishes
Cathy
http://www.aitchisonmedia.net 
http://www.londonlinkradio.net 
http://talkingmedia.wordpress.com 

BTW: There's also an article in today's Guardian (but it covers only New Cross Gate, not KWMC):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/sep/15/big-society-community-networks
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