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Hi Des....I think it's definitely *because of* what we've learned in the last few years rather than despite it!! best Pat On 16 February 2015 at 17:58, Des Freedman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > > > various people from Media Reform & Hacked Off have drawn up a short > statement supporting media ownership reform in the context of the > forthcoming election. We will collect names and send it as a letter to the > national press as well as using it as a means of lobbying MPs over the > issue. > > > If democracy is to flourish, we will need diverse and independent voices > in the media. Yet media concentration in Britain remains at worrying levels > and, despite what we have learned over the last few years, a handful of > media corporations and individuals continue to have considerable power over > our news, cultural life and access to information. There is a danger that > the increasingly digital media environment could well increase this risk. > So we call on the parties involved in the 2015 General Election to include > a manifesto commitment to new legislation to prevent damaging media > concentration and to encourage a more plural media at both national and > local levels. > > > Please add your name either by emailing *[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>* or else follow the link at: > http://mediareform.takeaction.org.uk/petition/1 > > <http://mediareform.takeaction.org.uk/petition/1> > Media Reform Coalition: For a Diverse and Independent Media > Read more... <http://mediareform.takeaction.org.uk/petition/1> > > I will send it to the full MECCSA list when we have gathered some initial > signatories. > > > best wishes to all > > Des > > > > > Des Freedman > Professor of Media and Communications > Department of Media and Communications > Goldsmiths, University of London > New Cross > London SE14 6NW, UK > > ------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA Policy > mailing list W: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa-policy.html > > Please visit this page to browse list's archives, or to join or leave the > list. > > ------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA Policy mailing list W: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa-policy.html Please visit this page to browse list's archives, or to join or leave the list.