How Can Public Service Communications Meet Equality Duties in the UK?
This blog explores how UK public service communications can align with the Public Sector Equality Duty. It asks key questions for Equality Impact Assessments and […]
Communications
Email and Mail-Outs as Community Media
Despite being often overlooked, for community groups, civic societies, charities, and similar organisations, email communication is a powerful tool for engagement, storytelling, and encouraging participatory […]
Decentered Media Podcast 136 – Symbolic Thinking for Community Communications
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Deceterned-Media-Podcast-136-2023-11-23-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowIn this episode of the Decentered Media podcast, I wanted to delve into the concept of symbolic thinking and its crucial […]
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 […]
Leicester’s Covid-19 Pandemic Strategic Media Response
Leicester City Council has released a comprehensive report, compiled by Professor Ivan Browne, the city’s director of public health, and his team, that looks at […]
Communications and Digital Committee Evidence – Future BBC Funding
I was really honoured to be asked to give evidence to the House of Lords Committee for Communications and Digital about the future role of […]
Covid-19 Vaccines Need Culturally Competent and Tailored Communications
The Government has today published their guidance on the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination. The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation has reported how the […]
Are You Wondering Why We Are Heading for a Second Lockdown?
I was in a shop in Nottingham today, and Gem106 was playing in the background. During the commercial break a government message was played. The […]
Behavioural Sciences During the Lockdown
We’ve heard and read a lot in recent months about behavioural sciences, and how they are being used to inform the response to the Covid-19 […]
Are We Communicating Effectively About Leicesters Lockdown?
The public communications around the Covid-19 pandemic have been, by necessity, quickly produced and immediate in their aim. To encourage people to abide by the […]
Questions About Leicester’s Lockdown Communications?
The Government’s announcement that Leicester is the first UK city to go back into full Lockdown are sensible when considered as a public health action. […]
Decentered Media Podcast 071 – Planning for Community Sensitive Media
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Decentered-Media-Podcast-071-2020-04-25-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowDuring the Covid-19 lockdown many issues have been identified about the difficulty of managing public communications, and the way that all […]
Decentered Media Podcast 065 – The Impact of Coronavirus Lockdown with Jon Prest
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Decentered-Media-Podcast-065-2020-03-21-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowHow are we all coping as we adjust to the need to stay home and reduce the social risks associated with […]
Decentered Podcast 045 – Working With a Social Value Ethos
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Decentered-Media-Podcast-045-2019-12-10-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowTonight’s conversation was a chance to explore in more detail how a social value view of community and civic organisations can […]