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Ramadan Radio Ofcom Code Briefing

2nd April 2020 Rob Watson 0

Today I gave a briefing using Zoom to volunteers of Ramadan Radio in Leicester on the principles that inform the Ofcom Broadcast Code. It needs […]

Media Reform Coalition Blog – Community Media and Covid-19

30th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

Many thanks to the Media Reform Coalition, who allowed me to share a blog today about the need to support community media during the Covid-19 […]

Leicester Community Media Network – First Steps

28th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

How can community media play a positive role in the Covid-19 lockdown? This was the topic we discussed this morning at the first meeting of […]

Leicester Covid-19 Mutual Aid Group Update with Rose Cattermole

25th March 2020 Rob Watson 1

In Leicester the public response to the lockdown of the economy is being met with a surge in support for community volunteering. The Leicester Covid-19 […]

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Lords Select Committee – Future of Journalism Review

24th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee is scrutinising the challenges the media industry is facing, and is looking to issue recommendations for the […]

Using Community Media to Stay Social

22nd March 2020 Rob Watson 0

There’s some great advice going around at the moment about how communities can connect and communicate during the immobilisation period, as we all deal with […]

Community Media Needs Support to Bring Communities Together

17th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

At this unprecedented time, as the coronavirus challenges our established routines, and our grip on day-to-day life seems fragile, it’s essential that we have a […]

Twelve Tips for Creating a Safer Radio Studio

17th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

I’m working with Ramadan Radio in Leicester, and we are putting together our planning for the Ramadan FM broadcasts in a few weeks time. I’ve […]

Decentered Media Podcast 046 – Impact of the Election on Community & Civic Media

17th December 2019 Rob Watson 0

Tonight we had a general discussion following the election result last week. We considered how the majority that was won by Boris Johnson might change […]

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Decentered Podcast 045 – Working With a Social Value Ethos

10th December 2019 Rob Watson 0

Tonight’s conversation was a chance to explore in more detail how a social value view of community and civic organisations can be developed, especially as […]

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Decentered Podcast 042 – Every Child Has a Voice

20th October 2019 Rob Watson 2

A few weeks ago I was at Soundart Radio in Dartington near Totnes, to help out with the Every Child Has a Voice project celebration. […]

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Participative Arts and Social Value – Blog for ArtWorks Alliance

17th October 2019 Rob Watson 0

Ths is a blog that I’ve written for ArtWorks Alliance, who are a network of arts organisations in the UK that seek to encourage participation […]

Decentered Podcast 041 – Community Media Sustainability B

29th September 2019 Rob Watson 0

In this second podcast recorded at the 2019 Community Media Association Conference in Salford, we continued to discuss what the essential approaches to community media […]