GroundWire - Community Radio News
Work is underway to develop a 20-week "pilot" for a weekly NCRA news program that will be shared with all stations and available online to the general public.
In the long run, we want to be able to produce a weekly or even daily news show that draws on the work of community radio journalists from all parts of Canada, and helps to develop a cross-country dialogue on issues from a progressive perspective.
Current plans for the "pilot" include a big fundraising effort in the next month, hiring a part-time staff person to produce the program with contributions from journalists at our stations, and a volunteer steering committee and editorial committee.
This project will only happen with the enthusiasm of NCRA member stations and programmers. So far, about 15 people have been actively involved, from BC, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. We believe that it is a great oppportunity to take our work to the next level and we hope that people will be inspired to get involved. Please add your voice and perspective.
Related documents are already online at http://groundwire.ncra.ca/