Leicester Stories – Tony Shelley Capturing the Silence
Over the last eighteen months Leicester photographer, Tony Shelley, has captured what it has felt like to be in lockdown in Leicester, and what the […]
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Leicester Shops Reopen After Lockdown
Leicester Stories community reporters have been out in the city centre to talk with people who work in independent businesses about the challenges of safely […]
Decentered Media Podcast 103 – Community Radio Through the Lockdown
The second discussion that we had today in celebration of World Radio Day was about how community radio has managed through the lockdown. Dr Jo […]
Decentered Media Podcast 101 – Germs Journey
How can we use community media to develop effective learning tools to help raise awareness of the importance of handwashing to combat bacterial infections? This […]
Decentered Media Podcast 097 – What’s the Role for Community-Focussed Communications?
As Leicester continues with it’s ongoing lockdown, which is the longest continuous period of lockdown for any place in the UK, there is a need […]
CarnegieUK COVID-19 and Communities Listening Project Report
CarnegieUK have published a report that summarises some of the issues that are concerning people as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The report has […]
Leicester Community Media Lockdown Challenges Draft Summary
I’ve put together a summary compiled from responses to a survey I produced of community media and civic society groups in Leicester following the second […]
Decentered Media Podcast 092 – Community Radio Perspectives of the Pandemic
How have community radio stations dealt with the pressure of the lockdown and responded to the pandemic? How has community radio continued to support local […]
Behavioural Sciences During the Lockdown
We’ve heard and read a lot in recent months about behavioural sciences, and how they are being used to inform the response to the Covid-19 […]
Decentered Media Podcast 087 – Mental Heath with Julian Harrison
The pandemic lockdown is not only an issue of physical health, but it also has repercussions for mental health and well-being. Julian Harrison is an […]
Decentered Media Podcast 083 – Lockdown Communications Review with Paul Reilly
The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown is not yet fully understood, but it will bring about change in many ways, not least the way that […]
Leicester Lockdown – Should We Be Concerned About Behaviourism?
Leicester has gone back into lockdown following a spike in the infection rate of the Covid-19 virus. The city council and the public health and […]
Building Back Better – Community Focused Action
A lot of focus is on Leicester at the moment, and the reasons that the city has been pushed back into lockdown. One part of […]
Decentered Media Podcast 080 – Film Leicester with Andy & Alex
Leicester has been put back into lockdown because the spread of the Covid-19 virus has not been sufficiently contained. So John Coster and I hastily […]
Questions About Leicester’s Lockdown Communications?
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. […]