The BBC Charter Renewal Should Renew Public Purpose Media, Not Just the BBC
The current BBC Charter Review should not be treated as a narrow exercise in institutional maintenance. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport opened the […]
Trust
When Orthodoxies Fail – Rebuilding Trust in News
Much of the public discussions about the decline of trust in mainstream news focuses on polarisation, misinformation, or changing audience behaviour. The recent Triggernometry podcast […]
Evaluating the BBC – Systems, Anecdotes, and the Problem of Closed Feedback Loops
Ofcom’s Annual Report on the BBC’s activities presents a picture of steady compliance, careful monitoring, and procedural attention. The tone that Ofcom adopts is measured […]
Navigating the Grey Zone – Citizen Reporting, Influencers, and the Civic Work of Media
How did the Manchester Piccadilly Gardens brawl highlight the grey zone between citizen reporting and influencer livestreams? What responsibilities around consent and dignity apply when […]
Decentered Media Podcast – Ciarán Murray Reimagining Journalism Blockchain, Tokens, and the Future of Decentralised Media
In this episode of the Decentered Media Podcast, Rob Watson is joined by Ciarán Murray, CEO and founder of the Olas Foundation, to explore how […]
Decentered Media Podcast 141 – Community Media Governance Principles and Practices
In this podcast, I discuss the idea of community media and the need for practical governance as a way of building trust with listeners, readers […]
Decentered Podcast 113 – How Will We Trust Our Media in the Future?
How will we know what information and news we can trust as the media and information platforms that we use expand and accelerate into uncharted […]
Leicester Stories Community Reporters Club Registration Thursday 19th August
At this week’s community reporters club, we are recording a podcast about how we trust our media, and what we can do to build trust […]
Decentered Media Podcast 098 – Community Media as Trusted Communication Practice
How do practitioners and advocates of community media engage with people in a caring and trusted way? That is the question that I discussed with […]
Community Solutions for Vaccine Rollout
In a world that is fraught with anxiety about the Covid-19 pandemic, we do not need to be fighting another pandemic of misinformation at the […]