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Community Media Editorial Policies

Community Media Editorial Policies. Editorial policies within Community media are often as diverse as the models themselves. However there are common guiding principals as well as unique operational challenges that community media makers continue to develop and “refine”.

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Community Media Editorial Policies

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  1. Community Media Editorial Policies Editorial policies within Community media are often as diverse as the models themselves. • However there are common guiding principals as well as unique operational challenges that community media makers continue to develop and “refine”

  2. Community Media Models • Community Radio • PEG Access • Print Media • Digital Community

  3. Editorial Policy • What is your mission? • How are you funded? • Who or What makes the decisions? • What is the impact on programming? • What is the impact on your audience? • Why do we care?

  4. Community Radio • Revenue and Grant Funding play a large role in the design of an editorial policy. • In some cases, low power FM and other low frequency stations must adhere to FCC Guidelines in addition to the interests of the programming staff and audience • Community Advisory Board

  5. PEG Access • PEG channels serve a wide variety of programming to a diverse audience; Including: community groups, religious groups, schools, and government sponsored programs. • Diverse programming goals need strong editorial policies in place to guarantee access for all. • This is not easy!

  6. PEG Access—Editorial Policies • Funding Requirements • Organizational Status? • 501 ( c ) (3) status? • Bylaws—Mission Statement • Board of Directors • Boston Neighborhood Network

  7. Print Media • Newspapers • Zines • Newsletters • Informational Literature

  8. Print Journalism • Code of ethics • Volunteers • Integrity?

  9. Digital Media • Online-journalism • Blogs • Vlogs • Message Boards

  10. Digital Media Editorial Policy • The Web Master • Open Publishing • Government Control? • Free Speech? • Users

  11. Major Public Broadcasting Funder • The Corporation for Public Broadcasting • Created by the U.S. Congress in 1967—Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 • First meeting April 26, 1968 • The Law requires 95% of CPB’s appropriation from federal government dollars support local radio & TV stations as well as fund improvements in programming and the public broadcasting system

  12. CPB • Annual “Objectivity & Balance” Reports to Congress • Reports are available to the public.

  13. National Federation of Community Broadcasters Important Tidbits… • NFCB is a national membership organization of community-oriented, non-commercial radio stations • 40% of the members serve rural communities, and 46% are minority radio services. • http://www.nfcb.org/

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