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the future of young people in community broadcasting. Overview. What does the evidence suggest? Case study: SYN Media What does this mean for the community broadcasting sector? Break-out groups Summaries and conclusion Where to from here? Additional information.
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Overview • What does the evidence suggest? • Case study: SYN Media • What does this mean for the community broadcasting sector? • Break-out groups • Summaries and conclusion • Where to from here? • Additional information
What does the evidence suggest? • Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians • ABS’s Time Use Survey 2006 • Australian Council for the Arts’ More Bums in Seats: Australian Participation in the Arts • CBAA’s Community Radio National Listener Survey 2008 • CBAA’s Community Broadcasting Database: Sector Survey 2007-08
Australian Council for the Arts’ More Bums in Seats: Australian Participation in the Arts
Australian Council for the Arts’ More Bums in Seats: Australian Participation in the Arts
CBAA’s Community Radio National Listener Survey 2010 • 26% young people listen to community radio • Young people make up 18% community radio audience • 51% young people are aware of community radio
CBAA’s Community Broadcasting Database: Sector Survey 2007-08 • 88% of stations have young volunteers • Young volunteers make up 20% (4,013) • Greater number of young volunteers at: • Youth stations • Metropolitan stations • Ethnic stations • Stations earning more money per annum
Case Study: SYN Media • Youth-run community media organisation • All volunteers aged 12-25 • Key group of volunteers; around 25 in total • Over 200 volunteers at any time • Less than 20% formal roles/responsibilities
What does this mean for the community broadcasting sector? • Better understand the benefits to young people and stations • Develop new models for volunteer participation • Provide space and support for young volunteers • Resources to build station capacity • Survival of community broadcasting relies on young people
Break-out groups… • How to retain young people at your station (Jenny O’Keefe) • How to engage young people using online technologies (Jonathan Brown) • What the future of the community broadcasting sector looks like (Jon King)
Summaries and conclusion • How to retain young people at your station (Jenny O’Keefe) • How to engage young people using online technologies (Jonathan Brown) • What the future of the community broadcasting sector looks like (Jon King) • Feedback wall
Where to from here? • Collate info and send out to participants • Develop resources • Promote youth participation across sector • Provide advice to sector organisations and stations • <motion for action to CBAA?>
Additional information • CBloggers • Jon is facilitating the CBF Grants – The Inside Scoop session at 4pm in the Boardwalk Gallery • CBF grant information can be found at www.cbf.com.au • CBOnline Funding Survey • Amrap Resources and Funding Survey