The Post-Institutional Media Landscape Is Already Here – Are We Ready?
The rise of decentralised media platforms has transformed the landscape of journalism, not in a slow, evolutionary sense, but in a way that breaks fundamentally […]
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BBC Local Radio – Demographic Ghettos or Serving Citizens?
In his recent Radio Today article, radio broadcaster and media consultant David Lloyd critiques BBC Local Radio’s response to significant local events, highlighting a “systemic […]
Ofcom’s Purpose – Time for Reform
Back in April 2019 I wrote a comment for the Media Reform Coalition, stating that Ofcom is not fit for purpose as the media and […]
Community Media Discussion – Media Bill and Community Radio
At our community media discussion from 6pm on Tuesday 18th April, we are hosting an open discussion about the recently published Media Bill. This legislation […]
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 […]
Book Review: Michael Lind – The New Class War
It’s refreshing to read a book about social change that doesn’t pull its punches. Michael Lind’s book The New Class War is a warning that […]
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 […]
Public Service Vitality or More of the Same?
The future of Public Service Broadcasting Report from the House of Lords Committee Select Committee on Communications and Digital affairs ask an important question. In […]
Is This Enough? Ofcom’s Annual Report on the BBC 2019
The latest report from Ofcom reviewing the BBC’s performance highlights three main areas of ongoing concern. The way that young people engage with the BBC’s […]