The Right to Privacy – A Perspective on the Phillip Schofield Saga
The recent media coverage surrounding Phillip Schofield, a prominent figure in British television, has prompted a necessary discourse on the fundamental human right to privacy. […]
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Using AI to as a Task Assistant & Creative Tool
I’m always weary of the hype that surrounds the introduction of a new media technology. I wasn’t an early adopter of the Internet, nor was […]
Community Media Discussion – Equality and Parallel Lives
This week in our community media discussion, we are continuing our conversation about community cohesion, and the role that an intercultural model of community development […]
Co-Creation for News – Community Media Insights
“There is a critical difference between going through the empty ritual of participation and having the real power needed to affect the outcome of the […]
BBC Local Radio England – Complaint to Ofcom
I’ve made a complaint this morning to Ofcom regarding the way the BBC is handling public engagement for its proposed changes to local radio in […]
Failure to Engage – Why is the BBC Not Required to Consult?
When a community radio station wants to change its key commitments, Ofcom holds a consultation and invites comments from the public and other interested parties. […]
Podcasting for Community Discussion
Over the last year, I’ve been working on a number of projects that have incorporated podcasting and radio programme making from a community media perspective. […]
Community Media as Wisdom Institutions
This week in our Community Media Discussion, we’ll be having a conversation about the role of community media as a potential wisdom institution, and how […]
Community Media Makers Drop-In: Affordable Media
This week at the Community Media Makers Zoom Drop-In, we’ll be chatting about the cost of living crisis, and its impact on community media. As […]
Community Media Makers Zoom Drop-In: Decarbonising Community Media
This week at the Community Media Makers Zoom Drop-In, we’ll be chatting about how the need to decarbonise our society and economy can be facilitated […]
Community Media Zoom Drop-In – Media Personality and Character
This week at the Community Media Makers Zoom Drop-In, we’ll be chatting about how the focus on personalities and personas in media have a limiting […]
Community Media Cultural Literacies – Zoom Drop-In Thursday 21st July 2022
This week at the Community Media Makers Zoom Drop-In, we’ll be chatting about how media literacies have been limited by a focus on commercial media […]
Raising Awareness of Community Reporting
What’s the kind of stories that help foster a sense of community and belonging in our neighbourhoods? Last week I met up with some of […]
News Media and Objective Reporting – How Impartiality Maintains False Equivalences
What is ‘false equivalence’ and why is the phrase suddenly on the lips of politicians, journalists and broadcasters? False equivalence is a phrase that is […]
Supporting Conversations About Community Media Making
During the lockdown, it became apparent that bringing people together to learn from one another’s community media practice would be useful to do over the […]