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Dear All,
members of the list might be interested in article from Peter Lewis, who
has recently published 'Finding and funding Voices: the London
experience', a comparative study of community media in London, Cardiff,
Budapest and Stockholm, on the journal Information, Society and Justice
(ISJ).
In the article, that can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/londonmet/library/s16011_3.pdf , Peter
tackles the question of how are the voices of marginalised and
disadvantaged communities to be heard in a large conurbation and argues
the importance of community media, and particularly community radio, in
providing such communities with opportunities to express their cultures
and concerns.
Even though its main focus is the city of London, whose size and
geography pose special problems for broadcast coverage, comparisons are
made with other European capital cities – Budapest, Cardiff and
Stockholm - and the historical legacy of London’s problems, which has
defeated other attempts in the past to use radio to meet the needs of
London communities, is also briefly summarised.
The study is a follow-up to the Finding and Funding Voices international
colloquim held at the Graduate Centre, London Metropolitan University,
on 17 September 2007. The conference report can be downloaded from
http://www.communitymedia.eu/events/finding-and-funding-voices/Finding_and_Funding_Voices-Report.pdf
The whole issue of Information, Society and Justice (Volume 2.1,
December 2008) on 'World Cities and their media and information
networks', edited by Shehina Fazal and Ali Memon, can be accessed free
of charge from the journal's website at
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/londonmet/library/s67861_3.pdf
Best Wishes,
Salvo
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