Rethinking Broadcast – What 5G Means for the Future of Radio in the UK
As the pace of change in media and communications continues, one emerging technology that’s starting to gain attention is 5G Broadcast. Unlike the 5G we […]
Digital Inclusion
Reframing Innovation – A Community Media Development Model
The Diffusion of Innovations model, originally proposed by Everett Rogers, has provided a valuable lens for understanding how new technologies and ideas propagate through societies. […]
Reimagining Public Service and Public Purpose Media in the UK
Here at Decentered Media, it’s our role to explore and articulate how media policy in the UK can evolve to better serve our diverse and […]
Exploring Community Media Innovation: John Coster and Citizens Eye at COMPUTALA
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Decentered-Media-001-2025-01-13-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowIn the latest exhibition at LCB Depot’s COMPUTALA, John Coster, an independent journalist and community media pioneer, is set to showcase […]
Developing a Community Media Innovation Index
Who are the innovators in community media? What media are they making that is driving forward the way we think about, use and create engaging […]
Communication Principles – Utilising Symbolic Interactionism in Communications Strategy
To operate effective social and community-focussed communication strategies, understanding and applying different theoretical frameworks can significantly enhance the impact and relevance of messaging across different […]
DAB Uptake – Ofcom’s Latest Review
The transition to digital radio has been promised in the UK for more than a decade, and still the resilience of analogue broadcasting demonstrates how […]
Empowering Communities – The Community Reporter Model for Engaging Diverse Voices in Smart City Design
The speed at which urban life and information systems are becoming conjoined is breathtaking. Even in a mid-size Northern European city like Leicester, the pace […]
Using AI to as a Task Assistant & Creative Tool
I’m always weary of the hype that surrounds the introduction of a new media technology. I wasn’t an early adopter of the Internet, nor was […]
Community Media Discussion – Community Reporting and AI
In this week’s community media discussion, we are going to think about how AI and generative media systems, like ChatGPT and Midjourney, will change the […]
Whats the Social Good of a Smart City?
I’m starting work on a project about Artificial Intelligence and the Smart City, and how different people and communities in Leicester understand and respond to […]
Supporting Conversations About Criminal Justice
One of the challenges that came with the Covid-19 pandemic, has been the bar on people travelling and connecting internationally. This hit many people in […]
Leicester Lockdown – Should We Be Concerned About Behaviourism?
Leicester has gone back into lockdown following a spike in the infection rate of the Covid-19 virus. The city council and the public health and […]
Decentered Podcast 037 – Digital Impact with Prof Simeon Yates
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Decentered-Podcast-037-2019-07-26-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowDigital inclusion is a hot topic with policy-makers and social organisations who seek to deal with the challenges of making sure […]
Digital Inclusion – Systems Versus Social
There were two broad approaches to digital inclusion discussed at this years Digital Inclusion Research and Policy Conference, organised by Professor Simeon Yeats, and the […]