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Organising for Community Media – Building Capacity, Sharing Power, and Strengthening the Foundations

03/06/2025 Rob Watson 0

A new guide published by Community Organisers, Organising for Organisations, offers a timely and practical contribution to the wider movement for democratic renewal, collective voice, […]

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Why Neighbourhood Renewal Needs Media Reform at Its Heart

31/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The publication of the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods’ green paper Delivering Neighbourhood Renewal: Proposals for Change marks a timely and ambitious moment for policymakers, local […]

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Welcoming Ofcom’s Report on Misinformation – The Role of Community Media in Building Democratic Communications Futures

29/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

Ofcom’s latest report, “Co-creating Ways to Navigate and Mitigate Against Mis and Disinformation”, offers a timely and insightful contribution to the ongoing debate about how […]

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Who Really Owns the Mic? Accountability, Media Power, and the Future of Civic Communication

27/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

In a recent interview on Triggernometry, writer Richard Miniter offered a refreshing shift in the way we think about politics, institutions, and civic life. Moving […]

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The Migratory Social Network – Rethinking Migration Through Community Media

27/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

Migration is not a solitary act. It is not merely the movement of individuals from one place to another in search of work, refuge, or […]

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Reclaiming the Public Sphere – A Foundational Approach to Community Media and Democratic Renewal

23/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

As the IPPR’s Facing the Future report rightly identifies, the collapse of common ground in our democracy cannot be ignored. The fragmentation of public discourse, […]

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Building the Future of Local Media Together – Join Us at LCB Depot on June 10th

21/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The media landscape is changing, and it’s changing fast. As the barriers to participation shift, and the boundaries between civic life, creativity, and digital storytelling […]

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Junk Food, Junk Media – Why Our Civic Diet Needs Reform

21/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

When public health campaigners talk about the dangers of ultra-processed foods, they use a language that is increasingly familiar: engineered for addiction, stripped of nutrition, […]

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Rethinking Community Media – From Fragmentation to Shared Civic Life

21/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

In a recent speech, the UK Prime Minister warned that Britain risks becoming an “island of strangers,” raising a sharp challenge to those working in […]

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Reimagining Citizenship Through Media – What ‘Closing the Void’ Misses About Democracy and Daily Life

20/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The recent report Closing the Void: Can We Reconnect Politics with Associational Life? published by Power to Change, offers a timely and necessary exploration of […]

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Reframing the Role of Community Radio – Funding, Purpose and the Need for Policy Clarity

15/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The recent announcement of an increase in the Community Radio Fund (CRF) for 2025/26 is welcome recognition of the importance of community-based broadcasting across the […]

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Strengthening Integration Through Community Media – A Response to the UK Government’s Immigration Reforms

13/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The UK Government’s latest immigration strategy, detailed in the Restoring Control over the Immigration System White Paper (May 2025), sets out a significant recalibration of […]

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Integration or Fragmentation? Why Community-Focused Media Must Be at the Heart of Social Cohesion Policy

07/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

In recent decades, public debate in the UK about immigration has been dominated by numbers—how many arrive, how they arrive, and what pressure they place […]

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Beyond the Catch-All – Why Specificity Matters in Community Reporting

05/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

In a media environment saturated with soundbites and shorthand, it has become all too common for journalists and public commentators to lean on the term […]

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Welcoming Innovation, But Calling for Inclusion – Why Community Media Must Not Be Left Out of Democratic Reform

05/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The Welsh Government’s announcement of the Innovating Democracy Advisory Group is a welcome and necessary step. As democratic systems across the UK face growing challenges—from […]

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