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Gaining a Voice
Research Done by
Gaining a Voice
Tom Trottier
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Gaining a Voice's Aims
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Gaining A Voice
Gaining a Voice's Aims
Gaining a Voice's Research
GAINING A VOICE is an eight part television series on
the news industry in Canada which will be produced by ACT Productions Inc.
of Ottawa, and sponsored by the Media Resources Advisory Group. This series
has been in development for nine years. It began as a series of media relations
workshops offered to community organizations. These workshops were to help
members of minority groups understand the workings of the news media.
The workshops were offered by the Media Resources
Advisory Group of Ottawa-Carleton (MRAG) an organization established by
individuals from the media and minority groups. These individuals were
concerned that the coverage of minority ethnic events, cultures, and issues
is often either inaccurate in the mainstream media, or not covered at all.
Along with these training workshops, MRAG developed
reference materials on the news media. These reference materials later
became the book GAINING A VOICE. (a copy of the book has been sent for
your reference)
The GAINING A VOICE TV series, is the next stage
in aiding community groups to gain more of a presence for their issues,
attitudes and events in the mainstream media. While the workshops and were
primarily targeting minority ethnic community groups, the television series
addresses all community organizations wishing to gain a presence in the
mainstream media.
Comparable Programs
There are no comparable programs on media relations
in Canada, nor in the US or Britain. The only television programs that
exist could be described as media studies. These programs explain the effects
of media on the society. In Canada, two such series, produced by the NFB,
are CONSTRUCTING REALITY, "a selection of Canadian archival and current
documentary films for the purpose of studying the conventions, the techniques,
the power, and the social impact" of mass media and MEDIA AND SOCIETY a
"resource for anyone concerned about the impact of the media on the values
and perceptions of young people."
GAINING A VOICE will fill the vacuum that presently
exists on programs about how the news media works and how to access it.
Course Package
Elements
The Media Resources Advisory Group has published a 188
page book, GAINING A VOICE, which is a comprehensive yet simple guide to
media relations. This book will be a helpful resource to complement viewing
the television series. Suggested readings from the book may be advised
to clarify points presented in the series.
Development Plans
ACT Productions Inc. has been developing this project
since June of 1993. In this time we have a broadcast license with Vision
TV, secured most of the funding and obtained the rights to produce derivative
works from the book GAINING A VOICE. We have also assembled an Advisory
Committee composed of members of the professional media and members of
community groups. This Advisory Committee has been meeting since October
18, 1994. Production of GAINING A VOICE has started and we require funds
from CIFTV Fund to complete the project. Following is a monthly schedule
of the development plans.
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