| Campaign to Keep Global Issues on Free-to-Air TV
In the era of globalisation, when world events and processes affect
every aspect of our lives, we need more than ever to understand
the world around us. In order to ensure everyone has access to global
issues through universally available broadcasts, we must work to
resist any proposals which will be likely to allow broadcasters
to reduce coverage of these vital issues.
New government legislation – the Communications Bill – is about
to reform the broadcasting industry, along with the internet and
telecommunications, for the digital age. There is a fear that broadcasters
will no longer be obliged to provide sustained, imaginative and
high quality international programming.
Worldaware has joined with the UK’s other leading international
development and environment charities in a coalition (The Third
World and Environment Broadcasting Project, known as 3WE) to ensure
that the new Bill, and the new regulator it will establish, serve
the interests of UK citizens – not just those of the commercial
industries – by making global knowledge and understanding a priority.
Worldaware‘s Director has written to Tessa Jowell, Secretary
of State for Culture, Media and Sport to press the case for sensible
legislation. [ Click here to read the
letter ] Worldaware encourages all who share in our
mission to promote greater understanding of global issues, especially
among young people, to write in similar terms to the Secretary of
State.
Please visit the 3WE site for up-to-date information about the
campaign.
[ http://www.epolitix.com/forum/3WE
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