It comes to something when normally moderate residents of the Isles of Scilly feel compelled to share a view such as this:
And this:
‘Been away and out of touch for a while, but am sickened by the vitriol and divisiveness being stirred up by Scilly Today. A "Non Story" (Remembrance Parade to Old Town) has been covered in such a way as to manipulate the facts and turn into an imbalanced attack on one individual. Unfortunately in this day and age, people believe the snapshot they read, whatever the backstory, intricacies and discussions and then pile in with their own attack. The few reasonable views on the comments section have been far outweighed by the anonymous outpouring of malice, but what saddens me most is one/two mans use of a poignant and highly respected occasion to light the touch paper and manipulate some of the local population for their own nefarious ends. It's not about your own agenda, it's not about stirring the pot and gaining hits on your website. It's about the troops who serve us, those that have fought for us and those that have died so that we can have exactly this freedom’.
There’s more, much more, but there is little more that needs to be said. It is time for action.
We intend to contact Ofcom, which granted Radio Scilly's licence, to let them know that this station's relentless negative coverage of the islands is causing a great deal of concern in the community. This coverage can only have a negative effect on local business, tourism and recruitment, as well as souring the image of the islands elsewhere. The Ash Futures report showed that this is already a cause of concern among local businesses. In this report, Radio Scilly was mentioned as the third most important barrier to growth in the economy. When asked what the council could do to support them, 'close down Radio Scilly/Scilly Today' was as popular an option among local businesses as the council applying for transport subsidies and EU grants.
Radio Scilly's partial coverage is not adding anything to the community; in fact it is making it more fractured. It causes dissent among citizens and is demoralising to people working for the local authority, the largest employer on the islands.
This petition aims to send a clear message to Radio Scilly about its conduct and to inform Ofcom that this particular community radio licence needs to be investigated to see if this station is actually serving our community or damaging it.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
November 13, 2014
45 Comments
I like radio Scilly and would not like to loose it , but I would like to see it just playing music and reporting what islanders and visited alike want to hear, just the good things about Scilly , we don't want to hear about car thefts , bike thefts and a fight in town last night , just give us what we want to hear .
There is such a good opportunity for RS, ST, the community and the Council to work together on the islands for the common good. It is a shame that RS and ST seem to be doing the opposite!
radio scilly is is a really great position to do so much for the Isles of Scilly, however this 'community' radio falls so short of doing anything beneficial for tourism or the community as a whole
It's not about shutting them down, simply a message to say that they are causing divisiveness and hurt throughout the community in the manner in which they report the news and allow spiteful, vitriolic comments on their news website.
Ofcom should have been monitoring Radio Scilly a long time before now and as for Scilly Today it is often badly written with poor spelling and untruth. Both Radio Scilly and Scilly Today have a policy of barring local people who seek to uphold the facts and both media outlets are no more than tools for causing controversy from two people who have made themselves unpopular a long time ago it is about time they realise the harm they have caused and jog on.
Time for them to clean thair act up or move
not before time, puerile and anti community stories for pure sensationalism
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It comes to something when normally moderate residents of the Isles of Scilly feel compelled to share a view such as this:
And this:
‘Been away and out of touch for a while, but am sickened by the vitriol and divisiveness being stirred up by Scilly Today. A "Non Story" (Remembrance Parade to Old Town) has been covered in such a way as to manipulate the facts and turn into an imbalanced attack on one individual. Unfortunately in this day and age, people believe the snapshot they read, whatever the backstory, intricacies and discussions and then pile in with their own attack. The few reasonable views on the comments section have been far outweighed by the anonymous outpouring of malice, but what saddens me most is one/two mans use of a poignant and highly respected occasion to light the touch paper and manipulate some of the local population for their own nefarious ends. It's not about your own agenda, it's not about stirring the pot and gaining hits on your website. It's about the troops who serve us, those that have fought for us and those that have died so that we can have exactly this freedom’.
There’s more, much more, but there is little more that needs to be said. It is time for action.
We intend to contact Ofcom, which granted Radio Scilly's licence, to let them know that this station's relentless negative coverage of the islands is causing a great deal of concern in the community. This coverage can only have a negative effect on local business, tourism and recruitment, as well as souring the image of the islands elsewhere. The Ash Futures report showed that this is already a cause of concern among local businesses. In this report, Radio Scilly was mentioned as the third most important barrier to growth in the economy. When asked what the council could do to support them, 'close down Radio Scilly/Scilly Today' was as popular an option among local businesses as the council applying for transport subsidies and EU grants.
Radio Scilly's partial coverage is not adding anything to the community; in fact it is making it more fractured. It causes dissent among citizens and is demoralising to people working for the local authority, the largest employer on the islands.
This petition aims to send a clear message to Radio Scilly about its conduct and to inform Ofcom that this particular community radio licence needs to be investigated to see if this station is actually serving our community or damaging it.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
November 13, 2014
45 Comments
All posts to Scilly Today should have the real name of the person posting it, not a pseudonym to hide behind when having a vitriolic rant. Comments are allegedly "mediated" before being posted live. If this is so, why do 90% of positive comments never make it onto the Scilly Today site??And it is supposed to be a "not -for-profit, community radio station".... Really??!
I like radio Scilly and would not like to loose it , but I would like to see it just playing music and reporting what islanders and visited alike want to hear, just the good things about Scilly , we don't want to hear about car thefts , bike thefts and a fight in town last night , just give us what we want to hear .
There is such a good opportunity for RS, ST, the community and the Council to work together on the islands for the common good. It is a shame that RS and ST seem to be doing the opposite!
radio scilly is is a really great position to do so much for the Isles of Scilly, however this 'community' radio falls so short of doing anything beneficial for tourism or the community as a whole
It's not about shutting them down, simply a message to say that they are causing divisiveness and hurt throughout the community in the manner in which they report the news and allow spiteful, vitriolic comments on their news website.
Ofcom should have been monitoring Radio Scilly a long time before now and as for Scilly Today it is often badly written with poor spelling and untruth. Both Radio Scilly and Scilly Today have a policy of barring local people who seek to uphold the facts and both media outlets are no more than tools for causing controversy from two people who have made themselves unpopular a long time ago it is about time they realise the harm they have caused and jog on.
Time for them to clean thair act up or move
not before time, puerile and anti community stories for pure sensationalism
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All posts to Scilly Today should have the real name of the person posting it, not a pseudonym to hide behind when having a vitriolic rant. Comments are allegedly "mediated" before being posted live. If this is so, why do 90% of positive comments never make it onto the Scilly Today site??And it is supposed to be a "not -for-profit, community radio station".... Really??!