Exploring Socialmeaning
Herbert Blumer’s symbolic interactionist approach to social enquiry proposes that social arrangements and meaning are linked. Blumer recognised that social arrangements and social meanings are […]
Research
Community Media – Changing the Frame of Reference?
One of the major problems when it comes to thinking about community media is that approaches to the study and analysis of media interaction are […]
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 […]
Decentralised Media 001 – Notes on Blockchain
I’ve started to collate some notes about blockchain with the intention of learning about this radical and disruptive technology, and how it is going to […]
MeCCSA Local and Community Media Network Inaugural Workshop
How do we ensure that our ideas of local and community media are relevant to the times we live in? That was one of the […]
Podcasting as Therapy 05
I’ve posted in previous blogs some thoughts and notes about the way that conversational forms of podcasting might be considered akin to a therapeutic process. […]
Podcasting as Therapy 04
In a world dominated by celebrity, hyper-individualism and look-at-me models of political and business success, it’s no surprise that those who find it most easy […]
Podcasting as Therapy 03
In my last couple of posts, I’ve offered some thoughts about the way that podcasting might be thought of as a form of therapy, or […]
Podcasting as Therapy 02
I’m sharing some notes on my thoughts about how some forms of podcasting have an experiential element to them that is akin to therapy. I’ve […]
Social Value Act and Community Media
The Social Value Act of 2012 was introduced by the UK government as a way of shapping the commissioning criteria for public and government services. […]
CMA Conference: Demonstrating Outcomes and Impact
At this years Community Media Association conference I will be taking a couple of minutes to speak about how we can build a stronger and […]