Community Solutions for Vaccine Rollout
In a world that is fraught with anxiety about the Covid-19 pandemic, we do not need to be fighting another pandemic of misinformation at the […]
Articles by Rob Watson
Covid-19 Vaccine Community Media Response Planning
Mass vaccinations for Covid-19 are offering a glimmer of hope for communities around the world. To be successful and reach those that need a vaccine […]
We’ll Need Community Media if we are to Roll Out a Covid-19 Vaccine
The Covid-19 pandemic has seemed like a long-haul for everyone, especially with the appalling news that over fifty thousand deaths have now been reported in […]
What’s the Motivation for Podcasting?
Yesterday I delivered an online training session about podcasting for the WOTBOX Heritage Project. It was really nice to be able to spend time with […]
Why I Have Resigned from the CMA
Today I have resigned my membership of the Community Media Association. At the extraordinary general meeting that was held today a new constitution was agreed […]
Shifting Towards a Care and Empathy Model of Business Engagement
Yesterday I took part in a Leicester Business Festival webinar about how employee engagement has changed as a result of the pandemic. We talked about […]
Decentered Media Podcast 095 – Climate Campaigning & Community Media
How do we discuss and share our experiences of climate change and environmental campaigning? How can we develop an alternative space, outside the mainstream news […]
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Decentered Media Podcast 094 – Community Organising and Leadership
How we respond to the pandemic in a way that is inclusive, participative and empowering? This is the question that I discussed with Shim Gooch […]
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Leicester Community Media Challenges – Draft Survey Observations
Over the period of the lockdown I have been tracking how community media groups and organisations in Leicester have been responding to the challenge of […]
Decentered Media Podcast 093 – What’s the Future of Progressive Community Media?
Does community media have a positive and progressive role to play in helping to Build Back Better after the Covid-19 pandemic? What is the progressive […]
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What has the Pandemic Meant for Organisations and Work Teams?
In living through the lockdown have we been part of a revolution? Maybe not the kind of revolution we might associate with sudden social change, […]
Leicester Community Media Lockdown Challenges Draft Summary
I’ve put together a summary compiled from responses to a survey I produced of community media and civic society groups in Leicester following the second […]
Are You Wondering Why We Are Heading for a Second Lockdown?
I was in a shop in Nottingham today, and Gem106 was playing in the background. During the commercial break a government message was played. The […]
Decentered Media Podcast 092 – Community Radio Perspectives of the Pandemic
How have community radio stations dealt with the pressure of the lockdown and responded to the pandemic? How has community radio continued to support local […]
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The Emergence of Wellbeing Radio
I’ve posted an article to the Decentered Media Knowledge Base about the emergence of wellbeing Radio. It’s a summary of discussions I’ve had with community […]