Save SBS before election time

Email politicians about SBS before the election is called (eNewsLetter 8)

Below is some important news from Save Our SBS.

As a result of the continued inadequate government funding for SBS and the annoying reliance on commercial breaks interrupting programs, we are often asked: What can I do now?

Email every politician before the next election

Visit www.SaveOurSBS.org and follow the links to EMAIL the federal politicians in your electorate, before the next election is even called. Tell them what you want specifically in relation to advertising and funding.

We’ve provided links to reveal each politicians contact details and an email template for the above, however, it is better if you use your own words if possible. Please do this now at www.SaveOurSBS.org

Facebook

Save Our SBS is now on Facebook. If you have your own Facebook, link your Facebook page to ours. A link to our Facebook can be found at www.SaveOurSBS.org (on the left side part way down). This is a great way to tell others to join in on our campaigns.

Twitter

Save Our SBS is now on Twitter. If you have your own Twitter, link your Twitter page to ours. A link to our Twitter can be found at www.SaveOurSBS.org (on the left side part way down). Send a tweet to your friends to tell to join in on our campaigns.

New SBS Chair appointed

Recently a new Chair of SBS was announced. Mr Joseph Skrzynski will take up his position of SBS Chair on 17 December 2009. He is already an existing member of the SBS Board. He was appointed during the term of the current government and his newer appointment to that of SBS Chair has caused a vacancy on the SBS Board.  A link of how to apply to serve on the SBS Board is in the story New SBS Chair appointed at www.SaveOurSBS.org

Banning commercial breaks on SBS

There have been no further moves in the parliament to debate or vote on the Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2009 that we reported on in Bill bans ad interruptions on SBS-TV. If you are wondering what happened to the government’s official policy that objected to ads interrupting programs on SBS, then read No ad breaks on SBS parts 1 & 2: ‘When is a policy not a policy?‘ & ‘Minister denies policy‘. All these stories and more can be found at www.SaveOurSBS.org

Other ways to help

• After participating in the email campaign at www.SaveOurSBS.org we urge you to Tell others by clicking on the baby envelope icon seen in the footer of any post to further spread the word via email from our website to all your friends. You can also send our post to various social and news websites too. Simply click on any of the tiny icons in the grey bar located just below the last sentence of any post.
• Under some stories you can post your comments about the topic. This means you can express your views after you’ve read an article and a few days later, your comment might be published. Guidelines are on the site.
• Regularly visit www.SaveOurSBS.org and make a point of reading the articles to find out what has been going on. This is a good way to keep up to date.

If you are wondering “yes”, the look of the SaveOurSBS.org site has been redesigned.

Please visit www.SaveOurSBS.org today to participate in this vital campaign. Tell your friends to do the same.

Save Our SBS Inc
eNewsLetter No 8

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