Decentered Media Podcast 124 – Community Radio and Deregulation Discussion at UKCRN Conference
A couple of weeks ago I attended the conference of the UK Community Radio Network, where the discussion was about how community radio can play […]
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Community Media Discussion – Protecting Local Voices
This week in our Community Media Discussion, we’ll be talking about the cuts to BBC Local Radio, and what questions we want MPs to ask […]
Community Media Discussion – Local Radio for the Chop?
This week in our Community Media Discussion, we’ll be chatting about the cuts to BBC Local Radio, and how community radio is becoming the main […]
Community Media Discussion – Community Media Non-Negotiables
This week in our Community Media Discussion, we’ll be chatting about the ‘non-negotiable principles’ of community media. These principles and practices ensure we can participate […]
Decentered Media Podcast 122 – Community Radio Toolkit with Vinod Pavarala
On Saturday, I attended the Community Media Toolkit workshop with Professor Vinod Pavarala, UNESCO chair of community media at the University of Hyderabad. The event […]
Community Media Makers Drop-In: Affordable Media
This week at the Community Media Makers Zoom Drop-In, we’ll be chatting about the cost of living crisis, and its impact on community media. As […]
Community Media Zoom Drop-In – Deregulating Community Radio?
This week at the Community Media Makers Zoom Drop-In, we’ll be chatting about the future of community radio broadcasting here in the UK. The government […]
Next Up – DCMS Broadcasting White Paper Decentered Media Response
With the publication of ‘Next Up’, the UK Government’s White Paper on Broadcasting, it’s not clear how community radio is going to be protected in […]
DCMS White Paper ‘Up Next’ on Future Broadcast Regulation in the UK
The UK Government has published its white paper on the future of Broadcasting in the UK. Section 4.3 details the basis of consultation in 2023 […]
Decentered Media Podcast 120 – Evaluation of the Community Radio Fund with Andy Parkinson
Community Radio in the UK is a distinct platform for community-focussed communication, not just because of the diversity of the stations and programming content that […]
When National Radio Comes to Town
Yesterday BBC Five Live ran a series of reports over the course of Thursday 9th December from Leicester, about the impact of the cost of […]
Reaching People – Moneywise Radio Advice
This week, we were with local money advice charity Moneywise Plus, who recorded a feature on how it has helped people manage their finances and […]
Listening and Learning – The Benefit of Collaborative Community Media for Research and Public Engagement
After a productive weekend discussing how community radio practitioners and university researchers can effectively work together, to support richer forms of public engagement, I’ve processed […]
Leicester Community Messages
Here are messages from community and civic society groups in Leicester who are promoting their open access and low-cost sessions for the benefit of city […]
A Germ’s Journey Newsdesk – Community Media and Covid-19 in Bangladesh
The A Germ’s Journey International Newsdesk is an opportunity to be part of a global conversation about the challenges of managing public health communications using […]