The Better Together report confronts Leicester with difficult questions about social fragmentation, polarisation and the erosion of common ground. It describes how divisions centred on […]
I’m excited to share a set of community-focused activities taking place across Leicester in spring 2026 that may be of interest to volunteers and organisations […]
The Spotlight on Leicester programme at the Communities Together Festival 2025 highlighted the role of community radio in fostering civic dialogue, creativity, and shared identity. […]
BBC Radio Leicester’s claim to be “the only station made in Leicester for Leicester” has been challenged, with the BBC now admitting the promotion overstated […]
This blog explores how UK public service communications can align with the Public Sector Equality Duty. It asks key questions for Equality Impact Assessments and […]
Billy Moore’s recent Manchester video shows how citizen media captures raw street voices often absent in mainstream reporting. Unlike institutional journalism, it presents unfiltered views […]
In a time of increasingly centralised media ownership and declining local news provision, it is worth revisiting the legacy of Andrew Carnegie—not for nostalgia’s sake, […]
I’m fascinated by community-driven, decentralised media systems that serve as alternatives to corporate-controlled media. These systems emphasise social cohesion, cultural democracy, and democratic engagement. In […]
The launch of the UK Government’s Civil Society Covenant is a welcome and necessary development, particularly for those of us who believe that a healthy, […]
At Decentered Media, we welcome the publication of the PINF Co-Creation News Media Toolkit as a timely and constructive development in the evolving relationship between […]
As producers and collaborators on Spotlight for Soar Sound, we—John Coster and Rob Watson—often find ourselves in conversations that leave a lasting impression. This recent […]
The June 2025 report Measuring the Social Gain of Community Radio, commissioned by Ofcom and prepared by Wavehill, is a welcome and necessary intervention. It […]
The Office for Students (OfS) has recently issued Freedom of Speech guidance (2025) that takes a “very strong” approach to permitting lawful speech on campus. […]
This proposal outlines an opportunity to integrate Community Media Hubs into Leicester’s network of libraries and community centres as part of the current reorganisation proposals […]
I would like to extend our thanks to everyone who joined us at the Leicester Community Media Networking event on Tuesday evening at LCB Depot. […]
