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DAILY NEWS
Nov 26, 2007 7:02 AM
Media Outlets to Highlight Music and Censorship
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Freemuse, the World Forum on Music and Censorship, says that media organizations around the world will join in celebrating Music Freedom Day on 3 March 2008.
On that day, broadcasters and magazines, including the the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), will be devoting special programming to the subject of music and censorship.
"It is day which can serve as a focus point for the media - an occasion to take a closer look at the subject of banned music, and the lives of blacklisted musicians," said Freemuse Executive Director Marie Korpe.
So far, seven media organizations from four countries are planning programs for Music Freedom Day broadcast. They include the CBC, which will be presenting a music documentary called "Censor This!" on that day. Seventeen other CBC radio and television programs will feature reports on music and censorship for a week.
The BBC's Radio 3 will be airing a special report on the program "Songlines."
The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo will host a concert celebrating Music Freedom Day in March 2008. The concert will feature artists who are facing music censorship and will be broadcasted by NRK the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
The concert recording is to be offered to all European public service radios which collaborate within the European Broadcasting Union.
Freemuse invites musicians and broadcasters to participate in a global event on the subject of music and censorship. The 'Music Freedom Day' gives an opportunity to take a thorough look at the subject in many languages, cultures, countries and points of view.
March 3rd is the annual Music Freedom Day where Freemuse invites musicians and journalists to consider directing their activities or programming on this day, or the days leading up to it, on the subject of banned music.
On 3 March 2007, which was the first Music Freedom Day, media houses from Canada and USA in the west to Zimbabwe in the south and Pakistan in the east joined the initiative. Journalists based in countries such as India, Lebanon and Zimbabwe went out on their own and interviewed musicians and radio executives. A Google search showed that the event was mentioned more than 10,000 times on the Internet. The web page at freemuse.org will be continuously updated and will become a virtual 'meeting point' for the participating musicians and media people, organizers describe.
