Radio Študent’s project Third’s a Charm addresses the current public consultation on the draft proposal for a new Media Act that will last until the 5th of September 2020. The engagement of RŠ in the public consultation is an important and unique opportunity to fully advocate the third media sector (3MS) with the aim of achieving regulation of non-profit community media’ status, in particular: Recognition of the existence of community media as a separate media category in the new Regulation and the provision of adequate structural support .
RŠ will prepare for the public consultation by producing an in-depth analysis including suggestions for new amendments to the new Media Act. The communication campaign (radio and social media) as the core project activity will be used to gain public support for the regulation of the 3MS status, to activate the whole sector and the professional public and to exert pressure on policy makers. What is more, it will inform the general public and raise awareness on the very existence of the 3MS and the difficult operating conditions. This will emphasise the role of the 3MS as an important element that is ensuring media pluralism in Slovenia. The project will aim to mobilise, integrate and unite the 3MS in order to actively achieve the above explained goals.
By integrating the 3MS and jointly addressing the policy makers the project is ensuring long-term results which will empower the 3MS for the further negotiations after the adoption of the new Media Act. Project results will affect the following target groups: non-profit community media in the 3MS; other media; home and foreign professional public; international organizations in the field of community media human rights, media in general, journalism; 3MS NGOs; and policy makers.