Watch This Space Green Paper Consultation – Discussion Calls
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has opened a public consultation on *Watch this space: a new strategic direction for UK media*, a Green […]
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Accuracy, Trust and Media Pluralism – A Debate the UK Cannot Avoid
The UK government’s renewed interest in media accuracy and trustworthy news is welcome. It is also overdue. In a media environment shaped by streaming platforms, […]
We Need to Talk More Carefully About “Marginalised Communities”
The phrase “marginalised communities” is now widely used across public policy, arts funding, civic engagement, media regulation, social advocacy, academic research and local community development. […]
Open Letter to Lisa Nandy MP – Leaving X Is Not a Media Policy
Dear Secretary of State, Your decision to leave X, and to take the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with you, deserves a serious response. […]
Community Media Exchange Discussion – Community Media Deserves a Place in the Media Green Paper
On Wednesday 1 July, the Community Media Exchange will meet online to discuss the place of community media in the DCMS Media Green Paper consultation, […]
Why Community Media Should Have A Voice In The UK Media Green Paper
The government’s new media Green Paper, Watch This Space: A New Strategic Direction For UK Media, should be welcomed as an important opportunity to think […]
Emerging Media in Nigeria – Reflection with John Coster
Podcast: Play in new window
https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Decentered-Media-001-2026-06-17-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWhat happens when we stop treating media as a production process and start thinking about it as a relationship-building practice? That […]
From Caring About to Caring For – What Spotlight on Care Shows About Participatory Media
The first edition of Spotlight on Care on Soar Sound is not simply a programme about unpaid carers. It is a practical demonstration of what […]
Community Media, Civic Dialogue and the Stories That Hold Us Together
The Community Media Café held on Thursday 28th May 2026 at the Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester continued the practical and reflective conversations that […]
Community Media Exchange – Online Discussions For Community, Civic And Independent Media
Decentered Media is launching a new online discussion space for people who are actively involved in community, civic and independent media. The Community Media Exchange […]
Build Community Reporting Experience At Riverside Festival
Decentered Media is inviting volunteers to gain practical, hands-on experience as community reporters by supporting Soar Sound’s presence at Leicester Riverside Festival on Saturday 6th […]
Can We Fix Media, Not Just Explain It?
There is a distinction that matters more than we often admit. Many people can explain why media systems are failing. Fewer can help build the […]
Building Community Reporting Experience at Riverside Festival
Soar Sound and the Evington Echo is inviting volunteers to take part in a practical community reporting opportunity at Riverside Festival on Saturday 6th and […]
Community Media Café Starts With A Warm Welcome
The first Decentered Media Community Media Café took place on Thursday 14th May 2026 at Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester. We were given a […]
Community Media Café At Bishop Street Chapel Café
Decentered Media is hosting a new weekly Community Media Café at Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester, starting at 10.30am on Thursday 14th May 2026. […]