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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I always thought the raison d'etre was to give access to
the Voices that don't get heard and by doing this taking a very small step to
give a mishappen balance of output from the other media - be it local press,
distortion or mostly omission of grass roots opinion in the face of
government policy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial> And the power of directors (and funders) should
always be balanced by the volunteers that run the station and the community you
are serving.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>but things change don't they....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>best to all</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roger Drury</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>SOUNDWORK Community Projects </FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=transplanfm@hotmail.com href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com">Ian
Hickling</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=marilyn@northernvisions.org
href="mailto:marilyn@northernvisions.org">marilyn@northernvisions.org</A> ; <A
title=julian@10radio.org
href="mailto:julian@10radio.org">julian@10radio.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=cma-l@commedia.org.uk
href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 10, 2011 4:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cma-l] comty radio and
campaigning</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV> <BR>I suggest that the safest move to cover the situation
is to write formally to the CEO of the Authority concerned, specifically
pointing out that you have a duty to be impartial but he's not offering his
view.<BR> <BR>
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From: <A
href="mailto:marilyn@northernvisions.org">marilyn@northernvisions.org</A><BR>Date:
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:31:18 +0000<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:julian@10radio.org">julian@10radio.org</A><BR>CC: <A
href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</A><BR>Subject: Re:
[cma-l] comty radio and campaigning<BR><BR>
<META name=Generator content="Microsoft SafeHTML">.......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....
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<DIV>On 10 Jan 2011, at 14:02, Julian Mellor wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV style="WORD-WRAP: break-word">A question for you hive of minds:
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<DIV>Under Ofcom rules we have to show due impartiality, give air to
differing opinions etc.</DIV>
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<DIV>But how does that impact upon how we cover issues and decisions that
will detrimentally impact upon the communities we serve?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Is there a definitive line on what we can / can't do in this
multi-platform world? And what do others do?</DIV>
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<DIV>Many thanks</DIV>
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<DIV>Julian</DIV>
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