Community Media Co-Production Principles
The principles of co-production and co-creation are an integral part of community media. Both co-production and co-creation involve people working together to design and deliver […]
Community Media
Decentered Media Podcast 136 – Symbolic Thinking for Community Communications
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Equality Impact Assessment for Communications
An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is a vital process in ensuring that social and public organisations have policies, and operate programs or projects that do […]
Community Radio Consultation – Focusing on Social Gain
DCMS, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has launched a consultation on analogue community radio licensing.[i] The purpose of the consultation is to […]
Decentered Media Podcast 134 – Social Needs Communication
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Social Needs Communications
A social needs-focused approach to communication and community engagement involves working collaboratively with, and supporting, groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity (i.e. place), special […]
Community Media Social Impact Tool
The Outcomes Matrix by Good Finance is a practical tool assisting social impact organisations in planning and measuring outcomes. It covers nine different outcome areas […]
Delivering Social Gain – Ofcom Community Radio Fund Report for 2022-23
The Ofcom Community Radio Fund Report for the financial year 2022-23 was published on 13th October 2023. The report outlines the administration and allocation of […]
Community Reporting Session – Saturday Heritage Fair 28th October
Thanks to Leicester Community Radio, and supported by DMU Engage, I’m working on a project to collect stories about belonging in Leicester. The aim of […]
Decentered Media Podcast 133 – Community Media as a Teaching Tool
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Inviting Collaboration: The Leicester Stories of Belonging Project
Leicester Community Radio is reaching out to invite people and community groups to take part in an interesting local initiative: The Leicester Stories of Belonging […]
Pragmatic Evaluation in Community Media – A Developmental Approach
In the dynamic world of community media and community-focussed communications, the methods by which we assess and evaluate our projects are pivotal. Recent approaches to […]
Freedom of Expression in Broadcast Media
The principles of Freedom of Belief and Expression are protected by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the UK Human Rights Act. The […]
In a Chamber Dimly Lit – Notes on AI and Mediation of Experience
On Sunday 10th September 2023, I gave a talk to the Leicester Secular Society about how AI can be used to develop and imagine forms […]
Freedom of Belief and Expression
“Have courage to use your own reason!” Immanuel Kant. On Friday 8th September, I was contacted by the Managing Editor of the Great Central Gazette, […]