November 2018 – Decentered Media

Mapping Community Media – Reflections

30/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

Keeping the ethos of community media relevant in a changing world was at the heart of the discussion that took place during the Mapping Community […]

Decentered Podcast 15 – Luke St Clair Oadby TV

28/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Decentered-Podcast-015-2018-11-28-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowFor community media practitioners we are used to making distinctions between our social gain activity and our commercial activity. As community […]

Decentered Podcast 14 – Mapping Community Media

24/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Decentered-Podcast-014-2018-11-24-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWhat an amazing day discussing community media and why the social gain mission matters! This podcast was recorded following the Mapping […]

Decentered Podcast 13 – Terry Lee University of Bedfordshire

19/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Decentered-Podcast-013-2018-11-19-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowThis morning I chatted over Skype with Terry Lee from the University of Bedfordshire. We talked about Terry’s background supporting community […]

Decentered Podcast 12 – Jon Sketchley HermitageFM

13/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Decentered-Podcast-012-2018-11-13-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowMany community media projects and community radio stations struggle because they only have one approach to sustainable business planning. I visited […]

Decentered Podcast 11 – Matthew O’Callaghan Melton Food Partnership

11/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Decentered-Podcast-011-2018-11-11-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWhat’s the role of independent and grassroots food producer? Today I visited the Northampton Food Festival with Matthew O’Callaghan, who told […]

Emphasising Social Gain – My Personal Thoughts on David Lloyd’s Report

10/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

I’ve just given David Lloyd’s Radiocentre commissioned report, ‘Small-Scale Radio in the UK – How Local Commercial and Community Radio can Co-Exist,’ a more detailed […]

Decentered Media Podcast 10 – Open Source Culture

08/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Decentered-Podcast-010-2018-11-08-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowThis evening I met with Gareth Lapworth and Owen Williams to discuss the culture of open source software and ICT support […]

Is it Possible to Develop an Alternative to Community Radio Advertising?

08/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

The Problem with Advertising: Community media advocates have for many years been seeking a solution to the funding challenges of running not-for-profit media projects. Funding […]

Decentered Podcast 09 – Documentary Media Festival 2018

07/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Decentered-Podcast-009-Mixdown-001-2018-11-08.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowTonight’s Decentered Podcast was recorded at the Leicester Documentary Media Festival with John Coster. Taking part in the discussion was Ulrike […]

Unhealthy Communities With No Local Voice

02/11/2018 Rob Watson 0

It’s widely reported today that British highstreets with the highest concentration of fast-food shops, betting shops and nailbars, correspond with the greatest ill-health and shortest […]