Hi Steve - and everyone. It's OK - i've aimed to report the main outcomes of the meeting, and to mention individuals where they had specific proposals. I've incorporated Peter's point under a heading on 'letters to the press' - which was something that several people mentioned.
sorry all this is eleventh hour, but I've also had a book deadline to meet in the last two days. It will go to the Exec - but can be tidied up and enlarged in the version for the newsletter (whoever writes it . . . )
best
Máire
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School of Media, Film and Journalism
University of Ulster
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-----Original Message-----
From: Media, Communications & Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) - Policy Network on behalf of Steven Barnett
Sent: Sun 7/12/2009 8:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [MECCSA-POLICY] REPORT ON MEETING
I'm really sorry if I'm being a party pooper, but I do think it's very dangerous if we start highlighting individual positions. I thought it was an excellent summary by Maire which highlighted all the key points relating to research councils etc, and I'm concerned about setting a precedent given that we all have particular drums to beat.
I have every sympathy with Peter's position, and thought it was an excellent letter (which I heartily endorse). But we did agree that Meccsa would not be endorsing individual positions.
I am prepared to be shot down and will withdraw gracefully if I am in a minority. I also think we have to think about the additional burden for Maire of trying to accommodate everyone's passions.
Best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: Media, Communications & Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) - Policy Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Lewis
Sent: 12 July 2009 19:46
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Subject: Re: REPORT ON MEETING
Dear Maire
First thanks to you - and to Ivor and Howard - for organising the meeting.
The report is fine with one omission - the point I made about the need
to recognise community radio as a local form of PSB. After Jonathan
Breckon's advice that letters in the press have some small leverage, it
was amusing to see Ben Bradshaw asking the next day, (Guardian Letters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/27/ben-bradshaw-digital-britain)for
suggestions about how to fund local news. His last para read:
"We think it reasonable to use about 3.5% of the licence fee - the
proportion currently ringfenced to help pay for digital switchover - to
ensure there continue to be plural, local and regional news. If Polly
[Toynbee], the BBC, or anyone else can come up with a better way of
making sure that happens, let's hear it."
So I dashed off a letter (thinking that 35 other people from the seminar
might also be doing the same) which was published on July 1st. The
inevitable editing compressed the letter but made my point succinctly
You can see it at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/01/letters-fund-local-news
Do you feel you could add to your report a sentence summarising my
position? It was a "minority" view, it's true, but look what happened to
Selwyn Lloyd's in the Beveridge Report!
best
Peter
Peter M. Lewis
Senior Lecturer in Community Media
Department of Applied Social Sciences
London Metropolitan University
Ladbroke House
62-66 Highbury Grove
London N5 2AD
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/dass/staff/peterlewis/
http://www.communitymedia.eu/
http://www.radiostudiesnetwork.org.uk
Messenger Davies Maire wrote:
> Dear colleagues
>
> I attach a report on the policy network meeting held on June 26th at
> City University.
>
> I want to present this to the MEccsa executive tomorrow (13th July).
> Apologies that it's rather short notice, but could those who were at the
> meeting get back to me with any amendments asap? Jonathan Breckon has
> already checked and corrected the section about his talk.
>
> with thanks to all for their contributions
>
> best
>
> Máire
>
> Máire Messenger Davies, PhD, FRSA (Professor)
> Director, Centre for Media Research,
> School of Media, Film and Journalism
> University of Ulster
> Cromore Rd, Coleraine BT52 1SA
> Telephone: +44(0)28324069
> www.arts.ulster.ac.uk/media/cmr.html
>
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