Bildung for Social Need Communications
The concept of “Bildung” as a community development approach to address social needs in the UK, is one that has not been significantly looked at. […]
Month: February 2024
Participative Media Literacies for Community Communication
Now and then, we need to remind ourselves why it is essential that we focus on the practical media literacy skills that volunteers in participative […]
Six Category Intervention for Deliberative Podcast Discussions
This blog presents an overview of John Heron’s Six Category Intervention Analysis, delineating a framework that categorises six styles of interventions into authoritative (prescriptive, informative, […]
Community-Focused Communication – Alternatives to Marketing and PR
Community media, and in its broadest sense (what I call community-focused communications), is an alternative approach to mass communication and public relations-style media engagement. Community […]
Safeguarding for Community Media
Safeguarding principles are crucial to ensure the safety and well-being of all individuals involved in community media projects or groups in the UK, especially those […]
Community Cohesion – Beyond Grievance by Rakib Ehsan
Rakib Ehsan’s book Beyond Grievance highlights the growing tensions between liberal cosmopolitanism and patriotic faith-based conservatism in Britain’s ethnic-minority communities. It argues that the liberal-left […]
Saturday Heritage Fair – A Day of Connections
The Saturday Heritage Fair held on 10th February at Leicester Adult Education College was a free event organised by John Coster of the Documentary Media […]
Researching Radio in Leicester
Despite the torrential rain, Sam Hunt and I visited Bournemouth University last Thursday to explore the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Archive. We aimed to research […]
Community Media Fostering Freedom of Expression
Freedom of expression serves as the cornerstone of any democratic society, playing a pivotal role in the development and sustenance of community media in the […]