Foundational Media Exchange – Building Connections Through Practical Conversations
What helps people keep community media going? Sometimes it’s knowing which software to use, how to support a new contributor or where to find someone […]
Community Media in Practice – Building Connections Through Conversation and Collaboration
The recent Community Media Café meetings in Leicester and the Foundational Media Exchange online sessions have been bringing together an interesting range of conversations about […]
Radio Lear – Making Space for Experimental Sound and Participatory Arts Radio
What should a radio station sound like? Does it have to follow an established format, play recognisable music, feature polished presenters and compete for audience […]
BBC Streaming Tax – Who Decides What Media We Must Pay For?
Is the BBC’s Future Being Decided Behind Closed Doors? Why are we learning about potentially significant changes to the BBC licence fee through anonymous briefings […]
Offensive Language, Social Capital and the Civic Responsibilities of Community Media
The publication of Ofcom’s October 2026 research into public attitudes towards offensive language provides an important opportunity for community media organisations to reflect on their […]
Community Media and Public Health – Building Trust Through Local Conversations
The value of community media is often most apparent in relatively ordinary situations. People come together to share information about their work, residents ask questions, […]
Media Exchange Sessions – New Fortnightly Schedule From 21st October
The Decentered Media Exchange sessions are changing their schedule from later this month. The session on Wednesday 14th October 2026 will go ahead as planned. After […]
BBC Charter Review – Public Service Media Needs More Than An Expanding BBC
The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s report on the BBC Royal Charter Review contains an important recognition: the media environment in which […]
Radio Review – Diversification, Spectrum and the Missing Supply-Side Question
The current debate about the future of UK radio is increasingly being shaped by questions of distribution, connected devices, audience behaviour and the relationship between […]
Foundational Media – Why Your Experience Belongs in the Decentered Media Podcast
Foundational Media starts with a straightforward idea. Communities need dependable ways to share knowledge, interpret events, represent their experiences and take part in public life. […]
Volunteer With the Evington Echo – Help Share the Stories of Our Community
Every neighbourhood has stories that deserve to be heard. They might begin with someone organising a local activity, a resident sharing a memory, a young […]
Building Foundational Media Through Practical Conversations
Producing a neighbourhood magazine means finding stories, supporting contributors, checking information and getting each edition into readers’ hands. Keeping a community radio station going means […]
Media Exchange – Taking the Foundational Media Conversation Forward
What does a healthy media system need to provide before it asks for our attention? That question will be at the heart of the forthcoming Decentered […]
Who Gets to Be Heard – Community Media and the Future of the UK’s Media System
The government’s Watch This Space Green Paper asks an important question: how can the UK’s media continue to support democracy, social cohesion and a shared […]
Communicative Devolution – Is Local and Civic Part of Britain’s Essential Infrastructure?
What if the decline of local media is not principally a problem for the media industry? What if it is a failure of civic infrastructure? That […]