[cma-l] Fw: Re: comty radio and campaigning Stroud
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Thu Jan 27 11:34:59 GMT 2011
Claire n' all
Jolly good show old boy ... (girl) I'm glad common sense has
prevailed.
Regards
Nick
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[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of claire penketh
Sent: 26 January 2011 16:48
To: shirleyludford at btinternet.co; LOL GELLOR
Cc: cmA
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Fw: Re: comty radio and campaigning Stroud
Dear All.
Thank you for your comments. Feathers have been smoothed, ours as well as
their's, and we have been assured by the county council press office that
it's back to business as normal. Which I am rather glad about. I did make
the point that I regarded the interview as fair, albeit tough and the
questions were appropriate. We also have many opposing voices raising their
concerns on air at the moment about the cuts, and we really do want to hear
the other side too, defending their position. So all is well that ends well.
Phew!
Claire Penketh Stroud FM
--- On Wed, 26/1/11, LOL GELLOR <lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: LOL GELLOR <lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Fw: Re: comty radio and campaigning Stroud
To: "shirleyludford at btinternet.co" <shirleyludford at btinternet.com>
Cc: "claire penketh" <clairepenketh at yahoo.co.uk>, "cmA"
<cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Date: Wednesday, 26 January, 2011, 16:32
I think you might be doing something right Claire! In the oh so sincere
commitement to accountability that characterises the post Thatcherite,
Blairite, Con Dem PR position of politicians of every hue - just
occasionally you get to burst the bubble that has BS written on it- you can
choose what the initials stand for (could be big something or bull
something). And the result sometimes - it makes a politician look as silly
as a Premier league manager who wont talk to the BBC - because he doesn't
like the questions he's been asked or is likely to be asked!
Without wishing to get all Aristotle - for those in public life it really
"is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it" - sadly for some the absence of such a mind justifies being a
stroppy git who wont talk to you (my bits outside the quotation marks).
all best everyone in your passionate commitment to the delights of Community
Radio
--- On Tue, 25/1/11, shirleyludford at btinternet.co
<shirleyludford at btinternet.com> wrote:
From: shirleyludford at btinternet.co <shirleyludford at btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Fw: Re: comty radio and campaigning Stroud
To: "claire penketh" <clairepenketh at yahoo.co.uk>, "cmA"
<cma-l at commedia.org.uk>, "LOL GELLOR" <lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tuesday, 25 January, 2011, 21:40
Hi Claire,
It seems a strong reaction.
We have topical and questioning programmes which look at Local Authority
decisions and actions, as well as those of other Services, but find
spokespeople are keen to participate in upfront as well as balanced
programming.
It might be helpful to hear a recording of your programme that seems to have
caused this response before commenting.
Shirls
Shirley Ludford
<http://www.swindon1055.com/>
Station Manager. Media Trainer
SWINDON 105.5
<http://www.swindon1055.com/> www.swindon1055.com
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From: claire penketh <clairepenketh at yahoo.co.uk>
To: cmA <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>; LOL GELLOR <lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, 24 January, 2011 23:03:03
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Fw: Re: comty radio and campaigning
An interesting and pertinent debate to us at the moment. Here at Stroud FM I
strive for all our presenters to be impartial and for our range of guests to
be challenged about their views, so that all sides of the argument are
covered. I personally believe that taking a one sided stance doesn't work,
but a lively debate does. It also, I think, makes better radio. So, the
opposition lib dems put out a press release stating they were opposed to the
cuts at the county council level, we interview the County council
opposition lib Dem leader and ask them where they think the cuts should be
made, as made they have to be. We interview the leader of the tory
controlled county council, and challenged him to explain exactly why he is
introducing savage cuts in the libraries, youth services, care for the
elderly. He gives a lively account and defence as to why those area's are
being targeted. All should be happy eh? Nope, the tory leader of the county
council, it would appear, has blacklisted us because we gave him too hard a
time by asking fair but tough questions. At the moment, he has, so we
understand, decided he won't be doing interviews with us.... which I find
rather galling..., it would appear that some other councillors are backing
his stance, and are therefore not coming on to talk about even minor issues
that are not related to the cuts
Still, no doubt all those who oppose the plans will be more than happy to
come on air and all we can do is say that immortal line.. "We tried to get
someone from the ruling party on the county council to talk to us.. but no
one was available..."
Hey ho... you try your best..
Claire Penketh, stroud fm station manager
Better to have given it a go than never to have tried at all
--- On Mon, 10/1/11, LOL GELLOR <lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: LOL GELLOR <lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [cma-l] Fw: Re: comty radio and campaigning
To: "cmA" <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Date: Monday, 10 January, 2011, 17:38
--- On Mon, 10/1/11, LOL GELLOR <lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: LOL GELLOR <lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] comty radio and campaigning
To: "Marilyn Hyndman" <marilyn at northernvisions.org>
Date: Monday, 10 January, 2011, 16:18
I would say -( wouldn't I) given the context of media coverage as a whole
and the role of commmunity media as part of that ecology there is a clear
mandate to give a voice to those who do not have a voice. The local
authority will probably have a publication and a press office to deliver
their position without any obligation to give a contrary view. I know I am
on record as regarding the main media players as partial, and deluded in any
"belief" that they do not mediate a sense of balance within their own
specific sensibilities. So perhaps its an opportunity for us- to lead with a
slightly more honest approach e.g. "this may not be everyones view but I
(individual broadcaster) think such and such policy is awful for the
following reasons........., anyone wishing to counter this view is welcome
to come forward and contribute to a programme to present their view". Sound
Radio broadcast with this approach for a number of years, money may have
been a problem but this freedom of speech was not (most of the time).
Be brave, be honest and be smart, otherwise I would have to say what is the
point?
This would be a personal view I am happy to consider any contrary responses
in a sensible and balanced way (do you get me)
--- On Mon, 10/1/11, Marilyn Hyndman <marilyn at northernvisions.org> wrote:
From: Marilyn Hyndman <marilyn at northernvisions.org>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] comty radio and campaigning
To: "Julian Mellor" <julian at 10radio.org>
Cc: "CMA-L" <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Date: Monday, 10 January, 2011, 15:31
.......you can't be expected to have 'balance' in every programme but you
can achieve 'balance' across a schedule. This need not necessarily be
focussed narrowly on an issue like libraries, you could consider broader
approaches such as a discussion of local government priorities, residents
priorities, national public spending cuts effect on locale. I suspect you
will always get into diffs with single issues when those either for or
against are poor communicators but you could say on air that an invitation
was sent to the local county council and they did not reply, were not
available etc.... if a majority of people in your community are opposed to
library closures and those carrying out the closures have a poor record of
communication, that is not your fault. It is the reality of what is
happening in your community and you are reflecting that .....discussing
positive ways forward, opening up dialogue and involving the community and
its elected representatives should help your listeners to see that you are
attempting to be impartial....
On 10 Jan 2011, at 14:02, Julian Mellor wrote:
A question for you hive of minds:
Under Ofcom rules we have to show due impartiality, give air to differing
opinions etc.
But how does that impact upon how we cover issues and decisions that will
detrimentally impact upon the communities we serve?
To illustrate this: our local county council wants to close 20 or its 34
libraries, including the one in our town. Via our website we have been very
vocal in our opposition to the closures, although on air we are giving
coverage to both sides of the argument (although the County are pretty
hopeless at coming forth to communicate!) Some of our Directors are a
little bit twitchy about this, thinking that we shouldn't come out for one
side or the other, whether on air or off air.
Is there a definitive line on what we can / can't do in this multi-platform
world? And what do others do?
Many thanks
Julian
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