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. […]
Foundational Media
Regenerating Local Media – Beyond the Newsroom and Into the Community
The ongoing crisis in local journalism has become impossible to ignore. Reports such as “Irrelevant and Unloved: How the Press Lost Touch with the Public” […]
What Are We Really Protecting When We Talk About ‘Local’ Media?
In discussions about the future of media in the UK, regulation is often cast as an impediment—something that restricts innovation, interferes with market forces, or […]
Reclaiming Media Citizenship – a Decentred and Foundational Approach
Across policy discussions and education programmes, media literacy is often framed as a necessary response to the complexities and challenges of contemporary public life. Whether […]
Social Gain and Community Media – A Missed Opportunity?
Community media has long been understood as more than just an alternative to commercial and public service broadcasting. At its core, it is meant to […]
Five Years On – Why the Social Value of Media Remains Fragmented
In 2019, When the Goal is Not to Scale outlined a strategy for resilient local, civic, and community media, advocating for a model rooted in […]
The Case for Community Reporting – Engaging the Public in Civic Services Through Participatory Media
Public authorities and civic services face an enduring challenge: how to connect meaningfully with the communities they serve. Traditional methods of engagement, such as surveys, […]
Leicester Sound Postcards – Telling Stories Using Sound
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Leicester-Sound-Postcards-001-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowAt the November Saturday Heritage Fair, Dimple Patel from Luminous Productions shared her experience creating the Leicester Sound Postcards. Using sounds […]
Leicester Stories of Belonging – Capturing Our City’s Stories
The Leicester Stories of Belonging project aims to give a platform to the diverse and experiences of different people in Leicester. By capturing and recording […]
Leicester Stories of Belonging – Saturday Heritage Fair 28th October
Share Your Leicester Story at the Saturday Heritage Fair on 28th October Venue: Leicester Adult Education College, Belvoir Street, City Centre Leicester is a city […]
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 […]
Unleashing Social Value: Leicester Community Radio’s Empowering Journey
On the 17th of May, 2023, an exciting event unfolded in the heart of Leicester. None other than the Duke of Edinburgh graced the city […]
Leicester Smart City Public Engagement Event Planning
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Leicester-Smart-City-Update-003-2022-08-30-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowToday’s Leicester Smart City Community Reporter planning session at Solvers Studio, was a full day of thinking and testing ideas and […]
Leicester Smart City Community Reporter Training Wednesday 10th August
At our community reporters training session on Wednesday, we practised recording discussions about what it means to live in a smart city, and what issues […]
Leicester Smart City Community Reporters Call-Out
Leicester Stories is looking to train four community reporters to find, record and share stories about what it means to live in a Smart City. […]