The AMARC Community Radio Charter – A Guiding Light for Community Media
In an age where media engagement is increasingly globalised and fragmented, the principles outlined in the AMARC Community Radio Charter provide a critical framework for […]
Month: March 2025
Reframing Innovation – A Community Media Development Model
The Diffusion of Innovations model, originally proposed by Everett Rogers, has provided a valuable lens for understanding how new technologies and ideas propagate through societies. […]
Regenerating Local Media – Beyond the Newsroom and Into the Community
The ongoing crisis in local journalism has become impossible to ignore. Reports such as “Irrelevant and Unloved: How the Press Lost Touch with the Public” […]
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Dear Supporter Each week at Decentered Media, we hold space for thoughtful, purposeful discussion about the role of community media in supporting democratic participation and […]
What Are We Really Protecting When We Talk About ‘Local’ Media?
In discussions about the future of media in the UK, regulation is often cast as an impediment—something that restricts innovation, interferes with market forces, or […]
Reclaiming Media Citizenship – a Decentred and Foundational Approach
Across policy discussions and education programmes, media literacy is often framed as a necessary response to the complexities and challenges of contemporary public life. Whether […]
Culture is Not an Industry – Reimagining the Role of Community Media in the Foundational Economy
Justin O’Connor’s Culture is Not an Industry arrives at a critical moment. In a period marked by profound institutional fatigue, eroded trust in public and private […]
Speaking for Ourselves – How Community Media Transforms Public Conversation Through Participation and Care
At Decentered Media, we approach media production not as a platform for broadcasting at people, but as a process of listening, co-creating, and responding with […]
Why Language Matters in Community Media – And Why Your Support Matters Too
At Decentered Media, we believe that media should serve communities, not just markets. But to make that a reality, we need a clear, shared language […]
Audiences Are Not Dupes – Why Media Reform Needs a More Complex Conversation
The argument put forward by Nick Cohen and Justin Hempson-Jones about the ways in which social media is being manipulated by authoritarian actors is one […]
Defining Community Media – A Pragmatic Approach to Evaluation
Community media and communication practices thrive when they are clearly defined and consistently evaluated. At Decentered Media, we recognise that effective evaluation must be grounded […]
Who Defines ‘Local’ in Local Media? A Call for Transparency and Authenticity
The Secretary of State and Minister for Media have taken to X (Twitter) to discuss the need for enhanced local media in the UK. At […]
Should Ofcom Be Abolished or Reformed? A Case for Pragmatic Regulation
With the news that the government is abolishing NHS England, do we now need to consider if media and communications regulation also needs similar reform? […]
Reimagining UK Media – Pluralistic and Locally Accountable
The concentration of media ownership in the UK has long been a challenge for democratic participation, local representation, and public accountability. A handful of corporations […]
Join the Community Media Leadership Discussion – Thursdays at 4pm
Community media plays a vital role in shaping the conversations that matter, but too often, social policy fails to account for the real needs of […]