Meeting of European Free and community Media initiatives
04/06/2004
Meeting of European Free and community Media initiatives in Prague (Cz) and Freistadt (A)
Press Conference: Monday, June 7th, 13.00h. NoD. Experimental Space, Dlouha 33, Praha
The accession of ten further states to the European Union on the 1st of May is a significant historical moment. With the enlargement of the EU a picture of a coalescending Europe, a place of peace and cooperation is evoked. But intercultural exchange and cross-border communication between citizens of neighbouring regions still lag behind the general developments.
Free independent media initiatives - radio, TV, internet, press, publc campaining, cultural, human rights, environmental, etc-particularily foster communication in local frameworks, but also between and within various societal and linguistic communities. In the time between the 10th and the 13th of June the FM@dia Forum in Prague and Freistadt wants to bring forward the exchange and collaboration of various community media between "East" and "West" including also regions beyond the borders of the enlarged EU.
Free, independent community media complement and correct information which is produced by mainstream media. Nowadays, they constitute an essential component in the democratic develpment of our societies. Between the various regions of the "new Europe" the working conditions for independent media vary substantially on the political, economic, legal and societal defaults. The FM@dia Forum shall assist in developing strategies, which support a general appreciation of Free Media and secure their involvement in the policies of the European Union.
The expected participants of FM@dia in Prague and Freistadt come from very different media spheres and sectors of cultural, social and civic societal dedication. On the first two days an analysis of the developments of the national and European media landscapes, the composition of a "survival kit for independent media" and reflections towards sustainable exchange of programmes and content will be on the agenda. In Freistadt, on the 12th of June the significance of cross border media activism as a contribution to autonomous regional developments will be discussed.
FM@dia is an open forum for the formulation and discussion of strategies for a European network of Free Media.
More information about FM@dia is available on http://fmedia.ecn.cz
online broadcasting: www.radiojeleni.cz/live Venues:Prag: NoD. Experimental Space
Dlouha 33 Praha 1, Old Town
http://www.roxy.cz/nod
Freistadt: Salzhof 4240 Freistadt
Salzgasse 15
Organised by:
European Civic Forum, Austria
Federation of Austrian Free Radios
Radio Jeleni, Prague
Radio Corax, Interaudio, Halle
Econnect, Prague
Radio Z, Nurenberg
Center for Contemporary Art, Prague
NoD. Experimental Space, Prague
Radio FRO, Linz
Supported by: sterreichisches Kuratorium fr Presseausweise Grne Bildungswerkstatt, Austria
Renner Institute, Austria
RTR Broadcast- and Telecom Regulation ltd., Austria European Cultural Foundation
Austrian Cultural Institute, Prague
Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology Ecconect s.r.o.Prague
British council Bratislava
Pavel Zelinka (Radio Akropolis, Cz)
http://www.radioakropolis.cz
David Roethler (Radiopfabrik, Salzburg A) http://roethler.at
Brenda Leonhard (Bush Radio, Cape Town/South Africa) http://www.bushradio.co.za/
Adrien Sindayigaya (Bujumbura, Burundi)
Tanja Rother (World Community Service, Ger) Wera Tritschler (WCS, Ger)
http://www.wfd.de
Pez Ramstorfer (Bootlab, Ger)
http://bootlab.org
Veronika Leiner,
Barbara Huber,
Sandra Hochholzer,
Alexander Baratsits,
Thomas Kreiseder,
Katja Haller,
Otto Tremetzberger
(Radio FRO, A)
http://www.fro.at
http://www.fro.at/migration/
http://www.fro.at/frozine/
Daniel Hromada (Kyberia.sk)
http://www.kyberia.sk
Maria Riskova,
Dusan Barok,
Peter Gonda,
Michael Cudrnak,
Ana Filip (Burundi, Sk)
http://www.burundi.sk
Robert Stachel,
Wolfgang Fuchs (Team Teichenberg, A)
http://wwww.teichenberg.at
Helga Schwarzwald, Fiona Steinert (Radio Orange, A) http://www.orange.or.at
Marko D. Knudsen (RomNews Network, Ger)
http://www.romnews.com
Anna Matuskova (Revue for Media, Cz/Pl)
Milos Vojtechovsky
Dana Recmanova,
Jan Dufek (radiojeleni.cz)
http://www.radiojeleni.cz
Jim Doherty (Inishowen Community Radio and Craol, Ir) http://www.icrfm.ie
Reni Hofmueller,A
Wolfgang Weritsch. A
Radio Helsinki
http://www.helsinki.at
Rui Monteiro (Online/More Colour in the Media, NORDSAM, Indvandrer TV) http://www.multicultural.net/
Andreas Behn (Onda Info, Ger)
http://www.npla.de
Eva Schmidhuber,
Katarzyna Blaszczyk (Radiofabrik, A)
http://www.radiofabrik.at
Katarina Stajancova
(IRS MD-1/Mediaportalk, Sk)
http://www.mediaportal.sk
Boris Chykulay
(Forum of the Ukrainians in the Czech Republic)
Olga Samborska
(Newsletter Tusovka, Ukr)
http://www.savanne.ch/tusovka/index.html.en http://www.ukrainians.cz
