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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Initial Observations on the DCMS Policy Paper – Digital Radio and Audio Review
These are an initial set of observations about the DCMS Policy Paper – Digital Radio and Audio Review This is an industry-led paper that has […]
The Sewell Report – A Missed Opportunity to Question Media Racism and Inequality
The publication of the Sewell Report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities for the UK government has highlighted considerable differences in thinking about […]
Future of Public Service Broadcasting – DCMS Committee Call for Evidence
I’ve sketched out some points that I’ve submitted to the Call for Evidence from the Digital, Media, Culture and Sport Committee on the Future of […]
Is Ofcom Up to Dealing with Disinformation and the Decline of Quality Journalism?
A couple of reports have been published in the last couple of weeks that are important for the future development of community media here in […]
UK Government Civil Society Strategy – Some Thoughts
The UK government has published its strategy document for supporting and interacting with civil society. This is an outline policy approach developed by the Digital, […]