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Reasons to #SaveBBC6music

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BBC 6Music

The BBC are going to scrap BBC 6 Music . I wake up to this station everyday at 6.30am, I cook to it, and generally love everything about it. Losing this radio station is, in my view, a disaster.

Here are three reasons to save the station.

1 – BBC 6 Music is the broadcasting equivalent of John Peel. When John Peel died, BBC 6 music filled the void

2 – No commercial station could ever do what BBC 6 Music does. The pressures are too great to plug artists backed by big record companies (with large advertising budgets).

3 – Large parts of BBC 6 Music are produced in Manchester and the station supports bands from outside of London

To make a complaint about the proposed scrapping of BBC 6Music visit this page at the BBC

you can also join the Facebook group.

Links 28 November 2009: (Why I turn to the internet as my first source of news and entertainment)

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Here are a few links of interesting “media” stories, which tickled my whistle this morning.

TECHCRUNCH
techcrunch

I recently contributed to a feature for How-Do on Twitter and Mob rule, which was written by @LauraSpence. I wish I had raised a few of the points on realtime news that was written in this article . I also wanted to write a post for my blog on the Tiger Woods story, but I think realtime news has passed me by, as this article sums everything up.

Amazing picture of the Sun
The sun
This stunning photograph of the Sun was trending on Popurls.com and appeals to anyone with an interest in nature, and the natural patterns that lie within the world around us. Beautiful, and an example of the internet at its best.

RIP Technics
As a man who has several thousand 12 inch records, and a proud owner of a set of Technics 1210s, I was very said to read this last night, which shows that Panasonic has decided not to make their iconic turntable any more. The geeks among us will read the online chatter which takes the line that only the MK2 will cease production, but the official line is that the MK5 is for the chop too. It could all be a clever PR stunt and I will be looking into this in more detail.

If true, these are dark days for music fans, but the technology has moved on. All I need now is to pay someone to sit and digitise thousands of my records – a thankless task, but I am willing to pay.

The BBC keeping Cyberspace open to the public
This is an interesting read. For me the BBC should be a major battleground for Labour at the next election. It looks like Cameron has signed a deal with Murdoch to cut the BBC down in size in return for News International’s support. This article shows why we need a big BBC. I am sure the public would back a party which fought the corner of the Beeb.

Ikea Facebook row rumbles on
Yesterday I posted about a clever social media stunt by Ikea. Yesterday Craig McGill added a neat twist. Read here for more information

Seth Godin
And finally, something on the internet which annoys me. Seth Godin’s blog is one of the biggest draws in the Blogosphere, but does anyone else think that his content is crap? The Yanks really go for this sort of self help, psychobabble.

So this is why I turn to the internet for news. I went to the corner shop this morning and bought a copy of the Guardian, but I haven’t even looked at it yet. Instead I’ve tapped into five stories which have defined my morning.

The Sunday Times. Links 15.11.09

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Here are a few interesting stories from The Sunday Times (yes, Rupert, I did buy a copy).

Tories to cut licence fee and niche BBC channels (it is interesting to see this position now that The Sun is backing The Conservatives. Has a deal beeb done?)
http://timesmobile.mobi/ms/p/times/op/s8eSFmUrcEuX5iLRAfqL-dQ/view.m?id=1

Media law continues to make it easy for practitioners of the ‘dark arts’ of PR and Marketing, while at the same time putting publishers under too much pressure. (See my previous post on media law, which was featured on Social Media Today)
http://timesmobile.mobi/ms/p/times/op/s8eSFmUrcEuX5iLRAfqL-dQ/view.m?id=99403&tid=3019&cat=Search

Obama visits China this week. The backdrop to this story goes beyond the relationship of the two superpowers and will also showcase the latest situation on internet censorship. Will Chinese bloggers be censored?
http://timesmobile.mobi/ms/p/times/op/s8eSFmUrcEuX5iLRAfqL-dQ/view.m?id=99443&tid=3019&cat=Search

Palin is back! American satire hasn’t been the same since she went underground. I am sure this book will be full of material.
http://timesmobile.mobi/ms/p/times/op/s8eSFmUrcEuX5iLRAfqL-dQ/view.m?id=99415&tid=3019&cat=Search

Europe is wealthier than the United States (So there has never been a better time for The Tories to be farting around with fringe far-right groups, has there?)
http://timesmobile.mobi/ms/p/times/op/s8eSFmUrcEuX5iLRAfqL-dQ/view.m?id=99415&tid=3019&cat=Search

How to monitise your blog, according to the Sex Blogger
http://timesmobile.mobi/ms/p/times/op/s8eSFmUrcEuX5iLRAfqL-dQ/view.m?id=99456&tid=3019&cat=Search

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Question Time Censorship

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My view is that we should let Mad Nick*, the far right nutter, appear on BBC’s Question Time.

I might prove to be ill-informed, but I think censorship is pointless, even if Mad Nick’s views are abhorrent and disgusting.

Let Mad Nick on Question Time and show himself up as the nutter he is. Hopefully the audience will allow him to speak without too much interruption, as his own views will be what kill him off.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4′s Today Programme, Red Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London, believes the Mad Nick appearance on Question Time will lead to more racial attacks.

I believe censorship is an aid to the party’s recruitment because the party recruits its members using conspiracy theories. One such theory is that the UK Government is censoring The Party because it is trying to lead Britain into a race war. So by letting the party onto the BBC we can take away one of his tools of recruitment – wacko conspiracy theories.

Instead, Question Time is a chance for Mad Nick to spout racist nonsense, which I think will ultimately embarrass him. This, coupled to a robust reaction from campaigners and protesters sends a better signal. A message that these are the views of a marginal party.

I think UKIP are a bigger risk to our country, but that is another blog post altogether….

(*His name has been changed to reduce his online presence via search)

 

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Panorama vs Ryanair

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An eye opening insight into Ryanair’s approach to Media Relations. (see link below)

 

Panorama.pdf

 The problem faced by Ryanair is that the company behaves like a challenger brand despite being the market leader.  That’s just plain arrogant. 

In this email exchange it looks like Ryanair have gone the distance toe to toe with Panorama.  I’m saving my judgment until everyone has had time to view the programme…  What will be the post-broadcast fall out?

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