Dublin Community Television (DCTV) Content Workshop

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Dublin Community Television (DCTV) Content Workshop

DCTV Workshop Registration



DUBLIN COMMUNITY TELEVISION (DCTV) CONTENT WORKSHOP

website: http://www.cmn.ie

Wednesday 22nd October 2003 10am - 4pm

Venue: Chief O'Niells

Call to develop Thematic Content Groups for Dublin Community Television

Can you imagine how our own community televison channel could contribute to our social, cultural, and economic life? Register now for the Thematic Content Workshop by filling in the short form below and return this email. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name:

Organisation:

Address:

Contact Phone No:

Thematic interests:

Any special needs:

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Workshop information:

Dublin Community Television’s Thematic Content Groups are made up of community organisations and individuals working to develop programming for the community channel. Over the past year a number of groups have been forming and have developed ideas for programming that will support the work their organisations are doing and will benefit their community.

This workshop is to bring these groups together and to explore further content ideas our planned schedule is as follows (more information on Thematic Content Groups below).

10am Registration 10.30am Welcome 10.35am Community Television - how it works/can work - presentation from Dirk Koning, executive director of the Grand Rapids Community Media Centre. "The CMC is dedicated to building community through media: providing avenues for self-expression, uniting diverse points of view, promoting the principles of democracy and an informed electorate and nurturing artistic visions. In service to this mission, the executive director of the CMC participates in several community building initiatives, . . . because of the need to build community among and across diverse cultures, colors and views, he consults throughout the world on media creation and its use in expressing the principles of democracy and equality."

11.15am Screenings showing a variety of approaches to community vdieo production, group representatives will present their work and discussion will follow: Ballymun "Tower Tales"; Pavee Point, TV Pilot; Community Response, "Lets get real"; Dublin Homeless Focus Group "In the Shadow of Others".

1.00 Lunch

1.45 Presentations Thematic Content Groups (5 mins, 3 groups) 2.15 Workshops: (i) Planning programme needs - thematic groups. (ii) Lobby and future action

3.15 Plenary - report back from workshops (programming proposals) Final discussion and round-up.

4pm finish

The final details and venue for the Workshop will be confirmed and posted in Community Exchange in early October. If you want any other information contact [email protected]

What do Thematic Content Groups do? What these groups have done is to identify their own strategic priorities, then networked with other groups who want to work on the same issues. They have then submitted a Letter of Intent to DCTV to inform the organisation that they want to register as a Thematic Content group.

If your organisation would like to be involved in a Thematic Content Group or have ideas about themes you would like to pursue, you can read the guidelines – Terms of Reference for Content Groups and use the Letter of Intent form, both included below - Items 1 and 2.

Themes identified by participants in the Action Plan are: * Adult Education * Local-Global * Housing * Rights * Health * Local History * Local Governance * Lesbian and Gay * Lone Parenting * Youth * Community Development * Women * Older people * Drug abuse & Rehabilitation * Diversity in Dublin

1. Terms of Reference for Content Sub-Groups (Generic)

The following are draft generic terms of reference for each of the content sub-groups. These will be amended by these groups as they see fit.

The aim of each group is to provide a succinct and credible statement of value of the content (programmes) produced in this theme, and how it can realistically be produced or sourced externally. In the first case, it is probably necessary for the group to extend its membership somewhat, to include others active in the same thematic area.

A: The Theme of Programmes and Target Groups

* The theme and nature of the programmes to be produced * Who the organisation’s target groups are?

B: Benefits to the Organisation and Communities of Dublin City

* What are the benefits to the organisation in producing / being involved in / utilising Community TV? * What are the potential benefits to the communities of Dublin City?

C: The Partnership that will produce it

* What types of organisations might be interested in getting involved? * What types of organisations could be potential partners and/or potentially good partners?

D: Production and Sourcing

* How will the programmes be produced and/or sourced? (Here, the various options from using professionals through production by the group themselves; to sourcing material from around Dublin or outside Ireland, will be outlined.)

E: The Volume and Scheduling of Programmes

* How many hours or programmes can realistically be produced and/or sourced, perhaps in different scenarios? When would they ideally be scheduled for transmission?

F: Funding and Requirements

* How would the programmes be funded? * What requirements would need to be supplied by the Channel (equipment, studios etc.)

G: A Realistic Timeline

* Given the various factors involved, when might be realistic to get programmes incrementally on stream and ready to broadcast?

H: Any Other Information That Your Organisation Feels Is Important To Note At This Time?

Item 2

This letter can be sent to the Dublin Community Television Interim Steering Committee by any community organisation that wishes to utilise community television in its work.

Letter of Intent

To: DCTV Interim Steering Committee C/O CMN 34 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1

From:

ORGANISATION:

Contact Name:

ADDRESSS:

Tel: FAX: e-mail:

Activities of the Group:

Strategic Priorities of the Group:

Programming formats your group deems useful:

Current skills and Training needs:

Resources within the Group – equipment, archives that include videotapes already completed:

Milestones (Annual events, conferences, activities)

When would the group need to begin activities – training/production - to support milestones in 2004:

Signatory: Chairperson/ Manager

" " Margaret Gillan, Co-ordinator CMN, 34 north Frederick St.,Dublin 1, Ireland. Tel: +353 1 878 3344; FAX: +353 1 8783206

website: http://www.cmn.ie