Radiocentre’s Force for Good report highlights commercial radio’s role in providing trusted news, companionship, and community support, but defining true public value requires more than […]
How can collaborative community media strengthen local connections and cultural life? What benefits do volunteers gain by sharing their skills with grassroots media projects? Why […]
What happens when empathy overrides accuracy in news reporting? How does withholding facts affect public trust and democratic debate? What lessons can journalists learn from […]
Why are journalists overlooking the rise of disorder in Britain’s public spaces? What would change if reporting moved away from press releases and back to […]
The Behind the Screen report calls on Public Service Broadcasters to share innovation and build transparent, user-focused platforms. By embracing open standards and decentralised models, […]
In an era marked by social fragmentation, digital overload, and declining trust in institutions, the way we communicate matters more than ever. For public services, […]
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Decentered-Media-007-2025-07-14-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowIn this episode of the Decentered Media podcast, I sit down with Kajal Nisha Patel to explore how creativity, care, and […]
The current media landscape in the United Kingdom and beyond is increasingly characterised by extractive and manipulative practices that prioritise commercial or ideological gain over […]
The June 2025 report Measuring the Social Gain of Community Radio, commissioned by Ofcom and prepared by Wavehill, is a welcome and necessary intervention. It […]
In many of the world’s liberal democracies—particularly those shaped by the Western Enlightenment tradition—social institutions have historically played a foundational role in upholding the common […]
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, […]
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 […]
The British Academy’s latest report, Measuring Social and Cultural Infrastructure, marks an important shift in how we understand the assets and systems that sustain communal […]
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 […]
The IPPR’s May 2025 policy paper Fair Play: How Competition Policy Can Drive Growth represents a timely and thoughtful intervention in the debate about economic […]
