Rebuilding Trust from the Middle – A Public Purpose Media Agenda for the UK
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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Potential Reorganisation or Abolition of DCMS and Its Implications
Speculation about the potential abolition or reorganisation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), as reported by The Sunday Times (May 4, 2025), […]
Come On DCMS – It’s Time to Abandon Digital Switchover for Radio
Despite the expansion of digital radio services, analogue platforms such as FM and AM continue to play a significant role in the UK’s media landscape. […]
DCMS Community Radio Order Response
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today published its response to the consultation on analogue community radio licensing. This has elicited varied […]
Have Your Say on the Future of Civil Society and Community Media
How should community media be recognised and supported as a vital part of civil society? What barriers need to be addressed to ensure grassroots media […]
Community Radio – A Squandered Inheritance?
The Labour Government in the 2000s introduced community radio to strengthen local voices, providing access to a media platform that prioritised inclusion and representation. Community […]
Ofcom Local Media Review – Initial Comments
I started to gather my thoughts about Ofcom’s Local Media Interim Report shortly after it was published, then events took over, and the context changed. […]
Call for Joined-Up Thinking and Support for Community Media
Open Letter to Angela Rayner MP and Lisa Nandy MP Subject: Dear Secretary Rayner and Secretary Nandy, We write to emphasise the critical role of […]
DCMS Symposium – Future of Community Radio
A symposium is a specialised academic meeting where experts in a particular field convene to discuss specific subjects or topics, present papers, and make recommendations […]
Community Radio Consultation – Focusing on Social Gain
DCMS, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has launched a consultation on analogue community radio licensing.[i] The purpose of the consultation is to […]
DAB Uptake – Ofcom’s Latest Review
The transition to digital radio has been promised in the UK for more than a decade, and still the resilience of analogue broadcasting demonstrates how […]
Media Bill Update – Localness At Risk
MPs have reported their concerns about the Media Bill in the final report of the Commons Culture Media and Sport Committee. The Government is proposing […]
DCMS Committee on Changes to BBC Local Radio In England
Earlier I listened to the discussion between MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee with BBC executives exploring the decision to cut local […]
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 […]