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BBC local online plans and e-democracy From: David Wilcox Date: Feb 20 11:46 UTC Short link
Jill - I think you are absolutely right, and the BBC should help support and join up local initiatives, not potentially shadow them out with a portal approach. Nick Reynolds, editor of he BBC Internet blog, has now joined in, and I've pointed him at oncom over here (see comments) http://www.designingforcivilsociety.org/2008/02/bbc-plans-to-su.html
David On 20 Feb 2008, at 07:40, Jill Sanders wrote: > Why doesn't the BBC look at what we do at www.oncom.org.uk because > this > could easily be country-wide, across every community? The great > thing is > that it groups what the government likes to call "natural > communities" into > boroughs, the democratic and to a certain extent the geographical > local > context, plus communities can have their own interest groups too, to > suit > themselves and the area where they live. It is iinfinitely > adaptable as a > model and we know it works as it's grown, ground up and organically, > over > ten years. There is certainly nothing centralised or top down about > it and > the sheer numbers of people contributing the the websites in the > network > keep it independent. > Best wishes > Jill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Wilcox" <davidwilcox@mac.com> > To: <ukie@groups.dowire.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:37 AM > Subject: Re: [UKIE-EDem] BBC local online plans and e-democracy > > > Thanks Steven and Stephen or highlighting this. > > I've followed up with this piece > http://www.designingforcivilsociety.org/2008/02/bbc-plans-to-su.html > > Here's a story about how the BBC is developing new local multi-media > services, its Charter remit for "sustaining citizenship and civil > society", the closure of BBC Action network, development of citizen > (or networked) journalism, and how the BBC Trust consults us on what > the BBC is for. These developments and issues may be related ... I > don't know .... but I think we should be told. But by whom? Maybe on > the BBC Internet blog where they are exploring Digital Democracy. > > My main point is that the BBC, or BBC Trust, should provide for some > means to engage with the rest of us about what they are planning in > this field. Anyone have more info? > > Regards > David > > > On 18 Feb 2008, at 17:10, Stephen Coleman wrote: > >> The BBC is dropping/has dropped the Action Network. It plans to do a >> number of other exciting things along these lines in the coming >> months. The Action network (previously iCan) was always meant to be >> an experiment. The BBC is right to learn from experiments and change >> course if that's what seems right. >> Stephen >> >> Stephen Coleman >> Professor of Political Communication and Co-Director, Centre for >> Digital Citizenship, >> Institute for Communications Studies, >> University of Leeds >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Steven Clift [mailto:clift@publicus.net] >> Sent: Mon 18-Feb-08 5:04 PM >> To: <email obscured> >> Subject: [UKIE-EDem] BBC local online plans and e-democracy >> >> >> >> >> Anyone have an update on the Action Network and how it might related >> to ... >> >> >> From: >> http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=40081&c=1 >> >> Regional newspapers' fury at BBC local web plan >> >> 28 January 2008 >> >> By Sarah Lagan, Jason Craig >> >> The BBC has prompted a new rift with the regional press by planning >> a network of 60 ultra-local websites. >> >> Previous plans for BBC ultra-local TV were dropped in October >> following a huge backlash from regional newspapers that feared the >> service would stifle their own multimedia online efforts. >> >> Now Press Gazette has learned that the BBC is planning a new network >> of websites, using the latest online localisation and mapping >> technology. >> >> Controller of BBC English Regions Andy Griffee told students at >> Coventry University that new service would involve text, audio and >> video news which could be navigated using a map of a specified >> region. >> >> ... >> >> The prototype BBC site covers news, sport, travel and weather with >> symbols providing users with the main means of navigating between >> sections. >> >> "E-democracy" will also enable people to research politicians and >> political parties via more interactive and informative means. >> >> Griffee said: "It is work in progress but I intend to go to the BBC >> Trust and seek its permission to launch it. Users can decide how >> local is important to them. It brings everything together in one >> place." >> >> User-generated content is understood to form a major part of the >> proposed new network - which could be narrowed down by the user to >> the level of a town. >> > > > Member profile for David Wilcox: > http://groups.dowire.org/contacts/wilcoxdavid > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Group home for UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange: > http://groups.dowire.org/groups/ukie > > Replies go to members of UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange with > all posts > on this topic here: > http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/3Zqun2ad1wdIox5O8DOVNM > > For digest version or to leave UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange, > email <email obscured> > with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. > > UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange is hosted by Democracies Online - > http://dowire.org. > > > > Member profile for Jill Sanders: > http://groups.dowire.org/contacts/sandersjill > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Group home for UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange: > http://groups.dowire.org/groups/ukie > > Replies go to members of UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange with > all posts on this topic here: > http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/1trUCVM5RQhgxzKhaMjRNO > > For digest version or to leave UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange, > email <email obscured> > with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. > > UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange is hosted by Democracies Online > - http://dowire.org.
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