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Public Service Broadcasting Campaign: E-activism site launched
This autumn sees the renewal of the debate around the future of public service broadcasting, with OFCOM publishing its Phase 2 Report on the future of public service broadcasting soon, to be followed by its final proposals and recommendation in late autumn. The DCMS is holding a series of seminars, organized by Lord Burns, and in February/March 2005 Culture Secretary promises a Green Paper on the future of the BBC.Lots of consultations, lots of debate but how do we get our views across? The CPBF wants to develop on its website an e-activism campaign which will have a variety of features. For example, we have just added a link to FaxYourMP. The first step is for you to sign up so that we can send you messages, and suggest actions you can take to defend PSB. To be effective we need to build an extensive activist mailing list so go to www.cpbf.org.uk and sign up. We will be publicizing this initiative more widely over the coming months but you can help too by getting other people to sign up as well.
Last modified: Monday, October 11, 2004
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Previous stories
Government Policy
A new framework for Public Service Broadcasting
THE BBC’S FUTURE
Fox censured by Ofcom
ITV Franchise Fees Review
BBC Charter Renewal Debate - Winning a voice for licence fee payers
The Graf report on BBC Online
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More from Ofcom
New Ofcom documents
CPBF Response to Ofcom Review of Public Service Broadcasting, Phase 1 – Is Television Special?
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The danger of top-slicing
Campbell’s alter ego
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Privatising spin
Submission to the DCMS on the Review of the BBC’s Royal Charter.
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DON’T BE COWED: The BBC after Hutton
GCHQ whistleblower gagged.
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