Community-Focused Communication

Rethinking Media as a Foundational Public Good – Addressing the Policy Gap in UK Media Reform

11/03/2025 Rob Watson 0

The UK’s media landscape is at a crossroads. Decentered Media has long argued that the erosion of local media institutions has left a void in […]

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Bildung for Social Need Communications

25/02/2024 Rob Watson 0

The concept of “Bildung” as a community development approach to address social needs in the UK, is one that has not been significantly looked at. […]

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Participative Media Literacies for Community Communication

25/02/2024 Rob Watson 0

Now and then, we need to remind ourselves why it is essential that we focus on the practical media literacy skills that volunteers in participative […]

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Community-Focused Communication – Alternatives to Marketing and PR

18/02/2024 Rob Watson 0

Community media, and in its broadest sense (what I call community-focused communications), is an alternative approach to mass communication and public relations-style media engagement. Community […]