Community Media, Civic Dialogue and the Stories That Hold Us Together
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 […]
Community Media
Community Media Exchange – Online Discussions For Community, Civic And Independent Media
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 […]
Build Community Reporting Experience At Riverside Festival
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 […]
Building Community Reporting Experience at Riverside Festival
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 […]
Community Media Café Starts With A Warm Welcome
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 […]
Community Media Café At Bishop Street Chapel Café
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. […]
‘Tackling Communalism in Leicester in a Transnational World’ – What’s the Role for Independent and Community Media?
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 […]
Leicester Community Media Spring Events
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 […]
Spotlight on Leicester – Communities Together Festival 2025
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 Leicester’s “Only Station Made in Leicester” Claim – and What Came Next
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 […]
How Can Public Service Communications Meet Equality Duties in the UK?
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 […]
Street Voices and Citizen Media – Billy Moore’s Manchester Video and the Limits of Mainstream Reporting
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 […]
Libraries, Radio, and the Civic Future – Learning From the Carnegie Model for UK Community Media
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, […]
Billy Moore’s Approach to Storytelling – Insights for Decentralised Media and Citizen Reporting
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 […]
Welcoming the Civil Society Covenant – A Timely Call for Community Media to Step Forward
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, […]