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Welcome To Tracking magazine Online. Tracking is the magazine
of the Community Media Network Ireland. Its aim is to report on Community
Media in Ireland. All contributions are welcome, we are not the journalists
you are! To contribute to tracking or to publicise your event or project Editorial We bring you another issue of Tracking - it's a bit late but we have an excuse! The usual thing in Community Employment contexts is that what is good news is also bad. CMN says a big thank you to a number of our team who have moved on this Autumn - Nicola Coleman who gave a huge amount of time and energy to developing the training facilities at CMN and also redesigned the web site, has moved on to full time work. Andrea McKeon and Anna Mahoney have both gone to the DIT to do their MA there. They are already missed by us all here, and we wish them well, However, we know this is not a good-bye but so-long, we will see them again as people who are very much involved in peoples media. We are in a time of change and intense privatisation and it is both a challenge and a struggle to produce our media, to tell our stories. Producing Tracking is no exception to this - the magazine depends on both the voluntary contributions of our members and fellow traveller, and the skills and training of our Community Employment project Participants who co-ordinate and produce the magazine. The pressures of the Celtic Tiger, felt throughout the community and voluntary sector, have also affected us. In this issue we have contributions that reflect increased activity in community media and cover both international and national work. As the Feature for this issue we have tried to gather reports on issues of access to new technologies and take a look at how new situations are rolling out. MJ Kim's article on the use of Broadband in Korea is extremely useful and pertinent to us at this point in time as he raises questions about Broadband access, and outlines how different organisations, production collectives, ISP's and the broadband industry contributed to the Daewoo workers successful action. Having been part of a lobby process CMN begins again to take a look at what has happened with the Broadcasting Act and how community groups are responding to on the new legislation. Margaretta D'Arcy in our Viewpoint section, challenges us to think about how the airwaves are being used and calls for a proper inquiry into the genuine impact of radio pirates. Pat Grant gives us food for thought on access issues in community radio. We also carry articles sent to us by activists concerned with how we work together, including a call for a new grassroots gathering in Ireland and a review from the first World Social Forum in Porte Alegro (methinks we need an Inspiration Section!). The Reviews and Profiles Sections brings you news of community media initiatives such as the Irish Indymedia Centre, Dundalk Community Media Project, Tallaght Community Radio and the new Inishowen Community Radio. Print is still close to all our hearts and it is good to hear of initiatives such as the Doorway Project, the successful and interesting Africans Magazine venture, and Bruce Girards A Passion for Radio becoming available on CD. Please continue to send us your articles, we also want to hear what you think should be Features, and what needs the magazine could meet. Tracking is intended to be a voice for community media, it is a participative and collective production and the more it is used by you, the more you participate, the more useful and enjoyable the whole process becomes. Margaret Gillan, on behalf of the Editorial Team
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