Video about the Civilmedia09: "Impressions & Interviews"
by David Röthler
See you again 2010!
15min-report on ORF-Ö1("Matrix - Computer und neue Medien", Sonntag, Nov. 15) about Civilmedia09 (in german)
Source / Script: http://oe1.orf.at/highlights/146557.html
Soziale Innovation durch freie Medien?Medien verändern das Sozialverhalten von Menschen. Kulturpessimisten denken dabei an von Computerspielen inspirierte Amokläufer.Es gibt allerdings eine Sorte Medien, die sich darüber definiert, soziale Entwicklung im positiven Sinne zu beeinflussen: Community Radio und TV heißen sie im angelsächsischen Raum, hierzulande sind sie unter den Bezeichnungen Freie Radios und offene Fernsehkanäle bekannter. Durch Partizipation, offenen Zugang für alle Bevölkerungsgruppen und Medienbildung im weitesten Sinne wollen sie nicht weniger als die Welt verbessern. Diverse Netzinitiatien im Social Media Bereich haben ähnliche Ambitionen.In Salzburg fand von 4.-7. November zum 4. Mal die „Civilmedia“ statt, eine „UnConfernence“ mit EU-Finanzierung, bei der sich Aktivisten, Journalisten, Wissenschaftler, Medienpädagogen und Neugierige aus Österreich und ganz Europa zum Austausch treffen.Heuer ging es um „Social and Technological Innovation in Open-Access-Media“.Mit 160 Teilnehmern aus 20 Ländern hat sich die Civilmedia in ihrem 4. Jahr als Treffpunkt für partizipative Medien in Europa etabliert.
Source: http://futurezone.orf.at/tipps/stories/1631485/
Script: "Digital.leben" im Gespräch mit Moskauer Wissenschaftlern Bis Samstag fand in Salzburg die UnKonferenz "Civilmedia 09" statt. Die internationale Veranstaltung wurde heuer zum 4. Mal von der Radiofabrik, dem Freien Rundfunk Salzburg, ausgerichtet und hat sich zu einem wichtigen Treffpunkt für partizipative Medien in Europa entwickelt. Breites Spektrum an Bürgermedien Mit dem Fachbegriff "partizipative Medien" sind Plattformen gemeint, die Interessierten offenen Zugang zur Öffentlichkeit bieten, wie zum Beispiel Bürger-TV, Freie Radios und Netzinitiativen. Das Schwerpunktthema heuer entsprach dem des EU-Jahres: "Social and technological Innovations in Open-Access Media". Von der Grassroots-Feministin und den streikenden Studierenden über Profijournalisten und dem Community Media Forum Europe bis zum Behördenvertreter und Uniprofessorinnen trafen sich mehr als 150 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer aus 20 EU-Ländern in Salzburg. Aber es sollte auch über den EU-Tellerrand hinausgeblickt werden: Maria Anikina und Victor Chroul von der Moskauer Staatlichen Lomonossow-Universität erläuterten die Situation der Medien in ihrer Heimat. Eva Schmidhuber hat mit ihnen über Internet und Neue Medien in Russland und deren Einfluss auf soziale Veränderungen gesprochen.
Photo by Dušan Dobiáš
Since writing is a linear process that takes time, our co-writing jam session pointed out, among other things, the difficulty of using new media tools made for exactly that purpose (real-time collaborations). So we grabbed a piece of paper, took our dusty pens out of our pockets, and wrote the stories by hand instead.
The basic agreement was that we are going to practice writing science fiction stories that involve three characters - Kim, V, and 0/1 - whose gender and other features are subject to change. The stories take place in Salzburg in the year 2050. Future editing, rearranging, and dismembering of the stories is encouraged! For that purpose, you can use these versions: http://wiki.civilmedia.eu/index.php/In_Other_Worl(d)s:_An_Exercise_in_Collaborative_Writing_(Tea_Hvala) Big thanks to Civilmedia organizers for making the workshop possible and, of course, to everyone who left the workshop room chuckling. Grateful grapefruits go out to the transcribers and decoders our charmingly illegible handwritings. More pictures and reflection on the workshop are going to be published on my blog http://prepih.blogspot.com/ - presumably, before 2050.Greetings from Whileaway,
Stories in English:
Stories in German:
by Ciarán Murray (near media co-op & CMFE) & Dr. Ken Murphy (Nat University Ireland, Maynooth)
Abstract:
This presentation will introduce the research and invite comments and observations. The research will examine models for supporting programme production by community radio broadcasters and explore how those models contribute to the capacities and sustainability of the sector. The main countries in question are Ireland, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand and US. It is an innovative collaboration between academic and community sector media researchers which will contribute to the mapping of the future development of the community radio sector in Ireland and abroad. The project will detail current models for programme production support in several jurisdictions and evaluate their relevance for programme production support schemes in the Irish context. Drawing on consultative research with the community media sector in Ireland and comparative research on support schemes administered by broadcasting authorities in several comparable jurisdictions, it will provide a critical analysis of the current framework for programme production support in the Irish community sector and compare it with similar initiatives in a range of jurisdictions. The project will inform the debate on models for state programme production support schemes relevant in Ireland and internationally.
by Christer Hederstrom & Salvatore Scifo
Abstract:
This session will discuss the meaning(s) of community media (CM) as adopted across Europe. For example, religious broadcasting is part of CM in some countries but not in others. In some cases there are privately operated and NGO-operated CM stations. In terms of financing: some are hevaily dependent on governmental fundings: would a Community Radio station 100 % funded by a government, the EU or UNESCO qualify as real CM? During we would like to stimulate debate with conference delegates from all over Europe present at the meeting. Community Media and the Third Media Sector – the European definition
In Europe community radio and community tv have been established de facto for several decades in some countries. But in other countries especially in Eastern Europe community media (CM) is quite a new sector.
With the European parliament resolution in September 2008 the CM sector became recognized; also as ”the third media sector”. However, CM is decscribed in many different ways in Europe and other parts of the world. As community radio is most common globally in some countries it is for example ”non-commercial local radio” (Denmark and Germany), ”radio associatif” (France), ”närradio” (Sweden) or ”lowpower FM” (USA). In some countries there is just ”private radio” which can be either ”commercial” or ”non-commercial” outside the state/public service sector.
Community television is known as ”open channels” (Germany, Norway and Sweden) or ”public access” (USA).
The lack of a common defintion is of course the reason for this multitude of descriptive terms. But it is quite necessary to work for a common defintion in order to enhance the position as CM as the third media sector. This is important when we are asking for political or financial support from national governments and most of all from the European institutions.
Common Principles of Community media as stated in the CMFE statues:
1. Free access for the communities to the means of media communication 2. Freedom of speech and media plurality 3. Free access to information 4. Public and gender balanced access 5. Encouragement of local participation 6. Cultural diversity and respect to minorities 7. Orientation to participatory structures and self-determination 8. Editorial independence 9. Not-for-profit
In the its resolution the European parliament called on the Commission and the Member States to define community media as:
a) non-profit making and independent, not only from national, but also from local power, engaging primarily in activities of public and civil society interest, serving clearly defined objectives which always include social value and contribute to intercultural dialogue;
b) accountable to the community which they seek to serve, which means that they are to inform the community about their actions and decisions, to justify them, and to be penalised in the event of any misconduct, so that the service remains controlled by the interests of the community and the creation of 'top-down' networks is prevented.
c) open to participation in the creation of content by members of the community, who may participate in all aspects of operation and management, although those in charge of editorial content must have professional status. (See also www.cmfe.eu)
Some questions to be answered might be on religious broadcasting which is a part of CM in some countries but not in others. Another focus can be on drawing the line between private operated and NGO operated CM. Or dependence on goverment funding; would a Community Radio station which is 100 % funded by a government, EU or UNICEF qualify as CM? And how do we handle right-wing or left-wing radio?
Seen out of an European lawmakers perspective it is quite obvious that a fourth media sector will not be established in a forseeable future. Could we then leave any radio or television on the outside? Should all radio and television which is not classified as public service/state or private/commercial be qualified as being the third media sector? Or is community media just a part of the third media sector. Would such a position rather weaken the movement for CM on the European level?
In her research on autonomous media, Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammidi has found, “almost by dint of their existence alone, autonomous media controlled by women with women-defined output offer a challenge to existing hierarchies of power; when these media take up specific issues and campaigns, and align themselves with larger social movements, their political potential is significant”. To further explore such a claim, this panel brings together feminists (of different positions and gender orientations) working in e-zines, comics, magazines, and radio, to find out more about the working practices, innovations and challenges of their work.
Panelists include:
This session is organized by Red Chidgey, Rosa Reitsamer and Elke Zobl within the research project "Feminist Media Production in Europe" (www.grassrootsfeminism.net).
Viviana Uriona
*Media Center / Radio Forum COP 15*
*Week of action in from december 11th to 18th 2009 in Copenhagen!*
*Caravan:*
In order to make visible the connection between world trade and climate change, there are going to be members of social movements from the global south participating in the caravan. After common actions in Geneva, Switzerland, they are going to travel in buses in groups of 30
persons to Copenhagen getting there on the 9th of December. Bus 1 takes a western route passing Paris and Brussels. Stops are: France and Belgium
In Hamburg there are going to meet the two routes in order to cross the border.
*Alternative coverage locally and everywhere:*
In the meeting of free radios in Germany (BFR-Congress) in Marburg (on October from 23th to 25th) we talked about alternative local coverage and finally took the decision to take part in it and to help extending it. For that there are some thing necessary: It would be nice to get a *feedback* about the following points:
* are there people from your group that are planning to go to Copenhagen?
Or are there any that would want to acompany the caravan or be present in the stops of the
caravan in order to make coverage there?
We would like to ask you to give feedback concerning those questions to Viviana Uriona
(viviana [at] systemausfall.org).
On November 15th at 11 a.m. there is a meeting in Berlin scheduled. The location is going to be confirmed beforehand on the email list. In the meeting we want to discuss and plan technical as well as content questions. According to experience many things are going to be decided finally in Copenhagen since many persons will be there. But still it would be good to have an idea of who will be there and in what language
they want to transmit. For the assembling of the infrastructure, editing, studio technics we are still looking for all king of stuff. The association Terminal 21 that is linked with Radio Corax from Halle is going to be in charge of the more concrete planning and assembling the infrastructure. Moreover because of Terminal 21 its secured that the technical things can be used for further actions or camps. Of course we appreciate loans of material from radios.
Concerning those questions contact kontakt [at] terminal21.de
*OB vehicle: in Berlin (in early October) as well as in the BFR-Congress we talked about the
necessity of an OB vehicle (for Radio and/or Video) in Copenhagen. Do you have any idea how
to guarantee that?
by Rui Monteiro
Abstract:
The Danish radio- and tv-authority has issued 220 broadcast permits in
the new digital terrestial network (DTT) for associations and other
non-commercial organisations (out of 306 applicants). Starting date is
November 1 this year when the analogue tv-network will be closing
down. The organisations will be able to broadcast 20 hours per day on
a channel of the first multiplex (MUX1) which is otherwise used by
public service television. 15 permits are issued for national coverage
and the other 205 for broadcasting in eight regional areas. When issuing the permits the authority has put an emphasis on various
program content and in-house productions. On the national scale
programs with a broad appeal as well as special programs will be
broadcast for example environmental, for women, for elderly and for
ethnical groups. The regional broadcasts will have a more local
content but still a broad spectrum of various interests including
ethnical and religious content. 2010 the organisations with a permit for non-commercial television on
DTT will be able to get funding up to DEK 270.038 (€ 36.300) per
organisation and permit. Funding comes from the media license fee
(former tv license fee). A total of €3,5 million will be allloted for
2010. Denmark is the first EU country to open its DTT-network for
non-commercial community televisions.
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