[cma-l] Climate Radio programmes available!

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Dear all,
An interesting debate, coming as it does in the wave of the supposed
defence of "free speech" across Europe. There is no such thing in the U.K.
despite photo opportunities suggesting the contrary, but like Brecht in
East Germany evidently we must merrily learn to live with that.
I must ponder this a while and will certainly confer with Phil England, the
programmes still being put together. Then I will come back to the group
with a clear description of content.
Yours
Ed


On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Alan Coote <alan.coote at 5digital.co.uk>
wrote:

> I haven’t listen to the Climate Radio programmes yet so this is a general
> comment.
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> There is bias of one form or another in all media – even broadcasting.
> Take the disproportionate airtime given to Nigel Farage – (I make not
> political point here). For a while last year UKIP managed to make sure he
> was available for comment on practically every subject going.
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> As long as one doesn’t fall outside the Ofcom broadcast codes then, the
> acid test I think is to be content that there isn’t “undue bias” given to a
> single point of view across the programme. That goes for politics as much
> as it does for local campaign groups or climate change.
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> Kind Regards
>
> Alan
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> *From:* cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:
> cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *tlr at gairloch.co.uk
> *Sent:* 29 January 2015 21:37
> *To:* The Community Media Association Discussion List
> *Subject:* Re: [cma-l] Climate Radio programmes available!
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> Even though it would be hard to regard climate change as controversial in
> itself any more, the question of what to do about it, which is what I think
> the programmes (sensibly) focus on, is still well within the very broad
> definition of public controversy. Indeed a recurrent theme in Phil
> England's curren tpodcasts is that "this is a political issue". Even
> without that, it would definitely contravene the legal ban on radio
> stations seeking to influence the decisions of statutory bodies (the only
> exception being where those decisions directly affect the radio station's
> interests).
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> We ran across the breadth of the definition of 'political ends' when asked
> to advertise a public meeting taking place that was seeking to persuade the
> National Trust for Scotland to modify some local policies. We referred the
> question to the RAB who said it could definitely not be advertised.
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> I am no fan of the general concept of 'balance', but presenting them as
> authored pieces that are debated after might be a solution. However, it
> would probably also reduce the number of stations able/willin gto give them
> airing.
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> I think the public as a whole is relatively unaware of the fact that
> newspapers are free to be as politically partisan as they wish, and under
> no general duty to publich the truth and 'blanced opinions', when radio
> stations are very strictly constrained to do so.
>
>
>
> Alex
>
> On 29 January 2015 at 20:42 Phil Korbel <phil at radioregen.org> wrote:
>
> very interesting point Alex
>
> I dont know the programmes, but it is my understanding that climate change
> and the role of humankind in causing it is not deemed to be controversial
> with Ofcom demanding 'balance' on the issue (such is the overwhelming
> scientific consensus on the issue)
>
> That said there is ample room for such controversy in what to do about it.
> If Phil England's pieces, on their own, might be seen as biased and thus
> not Ofcom compliant, could a station remedy it by presenting them as
> 'authored pieces' that are debated afterwards?
>
> None of this is intended to dissuade you from covering this vital topic...
>
> bests
>
> Phil
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>
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