Community Radio – Decentered Media

Leicester City Mayor Media Briefing Friday 3rd July

3rd July 2020 Rob Watson 0

This is an audio feed taken from the online press conference held by Leicester Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby on Friday 3rd July 2020. Additional clips […]

Questions About Leicester’s Lockdown Communications?

30th June 2020 Rob Watson 0

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. […]

Community Media as a Platform for Deliberative Democracy

1st May 2020 Rob Watson 0

When the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown ends, or is eased off, and whatever our life-long political persuasions might have been, we are going to have to […]

The Importance of Community Media Stories

29th April 2020 Rob Watson 0

Ofcom’s latest research into news consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic suggests that up to thirty percent of the adult population are turning away from news […]

Decentered Media Podcast 068 – Ian Chambers East London Radio

6th April 2020 Rob Watson 0

How community radio stations cope with the coronavirus lockdown often depends on their attitude to technology, the role of volunteers, and how they view the […]

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Ramadan Radio Ofcom Code Briefing

2nd April 2020 Rob Watson 0

Today I gave a briefing using Zoom to volunteers of Ramadan Radio in Leicester on the principles that inform the Ofcom Broadcast Code. It needs […]

Decentered Media Podcast 067 – The Social Value of Community Reporting with Siobhan Stevenson and Richard Berry

31st March 2020 Rob Watson 0

The massive outpouring of support by community volunteers during the coronavirus lockdown has been a reminder that people value their social and community connections. It […]

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Leicester Community Media Network – First Steps

28th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

How can community media play a positive role in the Covid-19 lockdown? This was the topic we discussed this morning at the first meeting of […]

Using Community Media to Stay Social

22nd March 2020 Rob Watson 0

There’s some great advice going around at the moment about how communities can connect and communicate during the immobilisation period, as we all deal with […]

Decentered Media Podcast 066 – Ramadan Radio in Leicester with Sharmeen Suleman

21st March 2020 Rob Watson 0

Earlier in the week I had a conversation with Sharmeen Suleman, who is the programming co-ordinator for this year’s Ramadan Radio broadcasts in Leicester. We […]

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Community Media Needs Support to Bring Communities Together

17th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

At this unprecedented time, as the coronavirus challenges our established routines, and our grip on day-to-day life seems fragile, it’s essential that we have a […]

Twelve Tips for Creating a Safer Radio Studio

17th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

I’m working with Ramadan Radio in Leicester, and we are putting together our planning for the Ramadan FM broadcasts in a few weeks time. I’ve […]

Decentered Media Podcast 064 – Media Literacies – What Happened to the Radicalism?

10th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

This evening John Coster and I were joined at the Documentary Media Centre by Jurian Visser, a BA Communication Arts student at De Montfort University. […]

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Decentered Media Podcast 063 – Media and Digital Engagement with David Higgins

10th March 2020 Rob Watson 0

David Higgins has a background in IT systems development, as one of the chief technology officer for Learn Direct, which introduced online learning in the […]