On Thursday mornings, the Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester becomes a meeting place for people interested in community media, local storytelling and digital participation. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
