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Community Media Café – Sharing Skills, Ideas and Inspiration in Leicester

20/07/2026 Rob Watson 0

On Thursday mornings, the Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester becomes a meeting place for people interested in community media, local storytelling and digital participation. […]

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Community Media, Civic Dialogue and the Stories That Hold Us Together

02/06/2026 Rob Watson 0

The Community Media Café held on Thursday 28th May 2026 at the Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester continued the practical and reflective conversations that […]

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Community Media Café Starts With A Warm Welcome

15/05/2026 Rob Watson 0

The first Decentered Media Community Media Café took place on Thursday 14th May 2026 at Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester. We were given a […]

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Community Media Café At Bishop Street Chapel Café

05/05/2026 Rob Watson 0

Decentered Media is hosting a new weekly Community Media Café at Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester, starting at 10.30am on Thursday 14th May 2026. […]

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Local Trust, Public Accountability and The Limits of Regional Broadcasting

26/02/2026 Rob Watson 0

Robert Thompson, Interim Director of BBC Local has published a blog arguing that, in a divided world, local news brings communities together. That is an admirable […]

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‘Tackling Communalism in Leicester in a Transnational World’ – What’s the Role for Independent and Community Media?

23/02/2026 Rob Watson 0

The Better Together report confronts Leicester with difficult questions about social fragmentation, polarisation and the erosion of common ground. It describes how divisions centred on […]

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Rebuilding Trust from the Middle – A Public Purpose Media Agenda for the UK

16/10/2025 Rob Watson 0

Ian Murray MP’s new role as UK Minister for Media offers a chance to build a public purpose media framework linking science, technology, business, health, […]

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Spotlight on Leicester – Communities Together Festival 2025

15/09/2025 Rob Watson 0

The Spotlight on Leicester programme at the Communities Together Festival 2025 highlighted the role of community radio in fostering civic dialogue, creativity, and shared identity. […]

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Is There Sufficient Grounded Sociological Research into Media Use in the UK?

02/09/2025 Rob Watson 0

Grounded sociological research into media use in the UK is limited and under-attended. While community radio repeats outdated formats, social media creators like Billy Moore’s […]

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The Power of Collaboration in Community Media: Reflections from Spotlight on Arts

04/08/2025 Rob Watson 0

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 […]

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Building a Civic Media Network in Leicester – Reflections and Next Steps

11/06/2025 Rob Watson 0

I would like to extend our thanks to everyone who joined us at the Leicester Community Media Networking event on Tuesday evening at LCB Depot. […]

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Building the Future of Local Media Together – Join Us at LCB Depot on June 10th

21/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The media landscape is changing, and it’s changing fast. As the barriers to participation shift, and the boundaries between civic life, creativity, and digital storytelling […]

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Rethinking Community Media – From Fragmentation to Shared Civic Life

21/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

In a recent speech, the UK Prime Minister warned that Britain risks becoming an “island of strangers,” raising a sharp challenge to those working in […]

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Reimagining Citizenship Through Media – What ‘Closing the Void’ Misses About Democracy and Daily Life

20/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The recent report Closing the Void: Can We Reconnect Politics with Associational Life? published by Power to Change, offers a timely and necessary exploration of […]

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Strengthening Integration Through Community Media – A Response to the UK Government’s Immigration Reforms

13/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

The UK Government’s latest immigration strategy, detailed in the Restoring Control over the Immigration System White Paper (May 2025), sets out a significant recalibration of […]

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