<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">A question for you hive of minds:<div><br></div><div>Under Ofcom rules we have to show due impartiality, give air to differing opinions etc.</div><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>Is there a definitive line on what we can / can't do in this multi-platform world? And what do others do?</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks</div><div><br></div><div>Julian</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div>................................................................................</div><div><br></div><div><b>10Radio: community radio for the 10 parishes</b></div><div>105.3fm</div><div><a href="http://www.10radio.org">http://www.10radio.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>West St</div><div>Wiveliscombe</div><div>Somerset</div><div>TA4 2JP</div><div><br></div><div>JM tel: 01984 623 104</div><div>Studio and office tel: 01984 624 137</div><div><br></div><div>10Radio CIC </div><div>Registered Office: 1 Croft Cottage, West St, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, TA4 2JP</div><div>Registered in England and Wales Number: 6004252</div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span> </div><br></div></body></html>