On Oct 13, 2010, at 2:15 PM, shrill.polemic wrote:
> Governance and operation of community media outlets seems particularly
> daunting. For all the talk about "democracy" there isn't much
> consensus on what that means, or what part the the audience should
> play in programming decisions or outreach.
It's not an unbiased sample, but from my experience at WBAI, my answer would be: none. At least in the formal sense of electing a board. People have no idea what the issues are, or who the candidates are, so it's easy for a motivated faction to hijack the whole process.
Doug