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Why Safeguarding Must Be a Core Value in Media Organisations – Including Community Media

02/05/2025 Rob Watson 0

In both large and small organisations, safeguarding is not a secondary concern or a compliance checkbox—it is a core obligation of ethical, inclusive and lawful […]

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Labour Party Conference 2024 – Catch-Up With Gareth Benest

24/09/2024 Rob Watson 0
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Decentered-Media-Labour-Conference-001.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowAs the Labour Party Conference 2024 drew to a close, I had a quick chat with Gareth Benest, of the International […]

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Community Radio – A Squandered Inheritance?

15/09/2024 Rob Watson 0

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 […]

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Decentered Media Podcast 147 – Is Community Media in the UK Failing?

22/08/2024 Rob Watson 0
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https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Decentered-Media-Podcast-147-2024-08-22-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowWelcome to the Decentered Media Podcast, where I explore the current state of community media in the UK, focusing on the […]

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Call for Joined-Up Thinking and Support for Community Media

12/07/2024 Rob Watson 0

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

26/03/2024 Rob Watson 0

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 […]

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Community Media – Talking About Integration

14/07/2023 Rob Watson 0

How do diverse communities maintain a functional and desirable sense of social cohesion in an age of cultural fragmentation, media-driven misinformation, and globalised threats to […]

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Decentered Media Podcast 124 – Community Radio and Deregulation Discussion at UKCRN Conference

08/12/2022 Rob Watson 0
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Decentered-Podcast-124-2022-12-08-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowA couple of weeks ago I attended the conference of the UK Community Radio Network, where the discussion was about how […]

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Community Media Discussion – Tilting the Balance

05/12/2022 Rob Watson 0

This week in our Community Media Discussion, we’ll be chatting about the potential support that a Labour Government would give to community and independent media, […]

Ofcom Diversity Report

Is Ofcom’s Diversity and Inclusion Work Planning Fit for Purpose?

02/02/2021 Rob Watson 0

One of the continual challenges in the democratic renewal of our media, is to ensure that we fully understand the scope and the extent of […]

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Future of Public Service Broadcasting – DCMS Committee Call for Evidence

10/06/2020 Rob Watson 0

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 […]

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Lords Select Committee – Future of Journalism Review

24/03/2020 Rob Watson 0

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee is scrutinising the challenges the media industry is facing, and is looking to issue recommendations for the […]

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Decentered Podcast 037 – Digital Impact with Prof Simeon Yates

26/07/2019 Rob Watson 0
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http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Decentered-Podcast-037-2019-07-26-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowDigital inclusion is a hot topic with policy-makers and social organisations who seek to deal with the challenges of making sure […]

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Digital Inclusion Policy & Research 2019

18/06/2019 Rob Watson 0

Today I’m attending the Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference at the University of Liverpool in London. I’m giving a paper later about the need […]

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Is Ofcom Up to Dealing with Disinformation and the Decline of Quality Journalism?

27/02/2019 Rob Watson 0

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 […]

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