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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 starts with a straightforward idea. Communities need dependable ways to share knowledge, interpret events, represent their experiences and take part in public life. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Evington Echo is more than a magazine delivered through local letterboxes every two months. It is a continuing record of community life: the people […]
