I thought CR stations could only look for funding from multi-lateral agencies. Wouldn't "donations" from individuals be under the scanner?
This is, of course, in addition to the 5 minutes per hour of advertising that we'd be allowed to sell. How do sponsors get factored into this limitation? Arti Arti Jaiman Project Manager: TRF Radio [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.trfindia.org www.jaiman.org www.pitara.com --- On Tue, 18/11/08, sajan venniyoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: sajan venniyoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [cr-india] "Election panel allows ads on FM channels" > To: "CR India" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, 18 November, 2008, 9:54 AM > **Arti wrote; > > > What if one party or candidate flooded a CR station > with his or her ads - > > it would almost seem as if the station was > "owned" by that party. > > > > Sure it would, unless the station was allowed to provide a > context of > impartial news coverage and analysis which, of course, they > are not allowed > to do. In its 1995 judgment, the Supreme Court had warned > of the > manipulation of news and views by powerful commercial and > political > interests. They were practically writing the narrative for > radio. > > Vickram writes: > > > I propose a via media: each station may establish an > independent support > > fund, whose principal, and eventually earnings, be > earmarked to run the > > station. In return, the station may read out the list > of donors on regular > > broadcasts. > > > That may well be construed as sponsorship, which is > forbidden. (Concepts > like 'sponsorship' and 'advertisement' are > poorly defined. In Australia, > where sponsorship is permitted but advertisements are not, > a CR station came > within a whisker of being > fined<http://bowral.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/no-fine-for-radio-station-ad-breach/1358282.aspx>for > not including the word 'sponsor' in their > sponsorship announcement. In > India, you'd lose your license if you mentioned > 'sponsor'. I wonder if we > could get away with 'donor', as in "This > programme was supported by the > following donors..." H'm). > > Sajan > > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Vickram Crishna > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > It will be very hard for any fledgling CR station to > avoid being tainted by > > advertising money - whether there's fire behind > the smoke or not. > > > > I propose a via media: each station may establish an > independent support > > fund, whose principal, and eventually earnings, be > earmarked to run the > > station. In return, the station may read out the list > of donors on regular > > broadcasts. Each station can decide for itself when to > do this, and how > > often to repeat donor names. > > > > Vickram > > http://communicall.wordpress.com > > http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Arti Jaiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *To:* CR India <[email protected]>; sajan > venniyoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *Sent:* Monday, 17 November, 2008 9:14:37 > > *Subject:* Re: [cr-india] "Election panel allows > ads on FM channels" > > > > Assuming the same conditions are applicable to CR > stations, isn't it about > > time the forum arrived at agreed upon norms for > accepting advertising on CR > > stations. > > > > What if one party or candidate flooded a CR station > with his or her ads - > > it would almost seem as if the station was > "owned" by that party. > > > > > > Arti > > > > Arti Jaiman Project Manager: TRF Radio > [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.trfindia.org > > www.jaiman.org www.pitara.com > > > > > > --- On Mon, 17/11/08, sajan venniyoor > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Date: Monday, 17 November, 2008, 8:47 AM > > > *Election panel allows ads on FM channels* > > > > > > > > YOU COULD soon hear the election campaign on your > favourite > > > FM channel. > > > > > > The Election Commission has decided to allow > political ads > > > on private radio > channels and asked the > Information and Broadcasting > > > Ministry to amend the > relevant laws to > facilitate the move. > > > > > > The decision came on a request from the I&B > Ministry, > which had wanted > > the > > > EC to allow political ads on radio like private > TV > channels. > > > > > > With the EC's green signal, the ministry > will have to > amend the AIR > > code > > > (Code for Commercial Advertising on All India > Radio) to > allow political > > > campaign slots with the condition being that the > ads cannot > malign > > rival > > > parties. > > > > > > Radio operators are looking forward to the > development as > their > > revenues are > > > likely to shoot if they carry political ads. > > > > > > The EC agreed with the view of the I&B > ministry that > since TV channels > > are > > > allowed to carry campaign ads following a Supreme > Court > order, FM > > channels > > > too should be allowed to do so. > > > > > > The EC stopped political ads on radio and TV in > February > 2004. It had > > cited > > > the AIR code and the Cable TV Networks > (Regulation) Act, > 1995, which > > > prohibited political ads. > > > > > > Later, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) > challenged > the decision > > in > > > the Supreme Court, arguing broadcasters should be > treated > on a par with > > the > > > print media. The apex court delivered a verdict > in support > of the TV > > > channels. The radio was not covered. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing list [email protected] https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india
