Soar Sound at Leicester’s Riverside Festival – A City in Conversation
The Riverside Festival in Leicester has long been a vibrant celebration of the city’s life and diversity, and this year, Soar Sound community radio was […]
Community Media
Beyond the Regime Media – Why We Must Reclaim Dialogue in the Public Interest
Given the ferocity of discussion on social media, and the need for legacy media providers to remain relevant, would it be possible to reflect pragmatically […]
Organising for Community Media – Building Capacity, Sharing Power, and Strengthening the Foundations
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, […]
Why Neighbourhood Renewal Needs Media Reform at Its Heart
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 […]
Welcoming Ofcom’s Report on Misinformation – The Role of Community Media in Building Democratic Communications Futures
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 […]
Who Really Owns the Mic? Accountability, Media Power, and the Future of Civic Communication
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 […]
The Migratory Social Network – Rethinking Migration Through Community Media
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 […]
Reclaiming the Public Sphere – A Foundational Approach to Community Media and Democratic Renewal
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, […]
Building the Future of Local Media Together – Join Us at LCB Depot on June 10th
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 […]
Junk Food, Junk Media – Why Our Civic Diet Needs Reform
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, […]
Rethinking Community Media – From Fragmentation to Shared Civic Life
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 […]
Reimagining Citizenship Through Media – What ‘Closing the Void’ Misses About Democracy and Daily Life
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 […]
Reframing the Role of Community Radio – Funding, Purpose and the Need for Policy Clarity
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 […]
Strengthening Integration Through Community Media – A Response to the UK Government’s Immigration Reforms
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 […]
Integration or Fragmentation? Why Community-Focused Media Must Be at the Heart of Social Cohesion Policy
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 […]