Communicative Devolution – Is Local and Civic Part of Britain’s Essential Infrastructure?
What if the decline of local media is not principally a problem for the media industry? What if it is a failure of civic infrastructure? That […]
DCMS
Lisa Nandy Stays at DCMS – Now the Real Work Must Begin
Lisa Nandy MP’s continuation as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport offers an opportunity for continuity. It also removes a convenient excuse. Nandy […]
Watch This Space Green Paper Consultation – Discussion Calls
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has opened a public consultation on *Watch this space: a new strategic direction for UK media*, a Green […]
Open Letter to Lisa Nandy MP – Leaving X Is Not a Media Policy
Dear Secretary of State, Your decision to leave X, and to take the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with you, deserves a serious response. […]
Online Civic Futures Forum – Radio Policy, Plurality and the Future of Independent Media
The UK is entering a significant period of review for broadcast radio policy. Ofcom is consulting on its future approach to broadcast licensing. DCMS has […]
A Welcome Review of Radio – Now Broaden the Conversation
The Government’s announcement that it will review the future of radio is timely and necessary. Radio remains one of the most trusted and widely used […]
Digital Radio Policy – Leaving No One Behind
Decentered Media is publishing a new briefing paper examining the outcomes of the Small-Scale DAB programme and its implications for local and independent broadcasting. This […]
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, […]
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 […]