Decentered Media
@decentered
Community-focussed communications and media - don't just complain about the faults of the system, learn, adapt and prepare for change!
Who should own and control the media infrastructure communities rely on? What changes when ownership is local, public, mutual, commercial or platform-based? Bring your evidence. forum.decentered.co.uk #FoundationalMedia
Trust is not a slogan. Which practices make a media organisation answerable to the people it serves? Share a working example—or a failure we can learn from—at Media Exchange. forum.decentered.co.uk #FoundationalMedia
Who can participate in media—and who meets barriers of cost, connectivity, confidence or accessibility? Share what access looks like in practice and what would remove the obstacles. forum.decentered.co.uk #FoundationalMedia
What does “Foundational Media” mean to you? A public service, civic infrastructure, a community practice—or something else? Bring a definition, example or challenge to Media Exchange. forum.decentered.co.uk #FoundationalMedia
What should media provide before it asks for our attention? Join Media Exchange to explore the systems, resources and relationships our communities rely on. Fortnightly Wednesdays at 4pm UK time. forum.decentered.co.uk #FoundationalMedia
Come and chat every Thursday from 10.30am at Bishop Street Chapel Cafe, Leicester. Share your experience and ideas for community media.
Got my coffee and looking forward to chatting this morning about platforms, AI, content, volunteers, participation and the role of community, independent and civic media
Final Media Exchange session: Tuesday 5 August, 4pm BST. Join the online discussion on the DCMS Media Green Paper and what its strategic direction means for community, civic and independent media. Book: luma.com/user/decenteredmedia
The Community Media Café meets every Thursday, from 10.30am to 12pm, at Bishop Street Chapel Café in Leicester.
Why do the same voices always shape the future of UK media? Join Decentered Media’s Community Media Exchange sessions on the DCMS Green Paper—bringing community, civic and independent media into the conversation. Sign up: luma.com/user/decente...
Each Thursday we meet at the Bishop Street Chapel Cafe in Leicester to discuss volunteering and supporting community media. It’s nice and cool, and we enjoy having a good chat.
We'll be at Bishop Street Chapel Cafe this morning for the weekly Community Media Café. From 10.30am. Come and join us if you are interested in developing better media that's accountable to citizens and residents.
It's the Community Media Cafe on Thursday Morning from 10.30am at the Bishop Street Chapel Cafe. We'll be reviewing the Leicester Riverside Festival and the role of community media in helping to bring people together for plenty of fascinating activities
It was lovely to chat with Denise and Harkesh this morning at the Community Media Cafe. We discussed their work volunteering for the @Evington_Echo and how we can improve intercultural understanding in Leicester. Lovely weather for it as well 😎
Getting settled for this mornings community media cafe. I’ve printed some prompt questions to get the conversation going about trust and accountability in local media. We are at the Bishop Street Chapel Cafe in Leicester until 12pm 😎
We are looking forward to the Community Media Cafe on Thursday morning at the Bishop Street Chapel Cafe in Leicester. Rather than endlessly analysing what we think is wrong with our media, why not chat with people who are working to fix it? Come and join us from 10.30am to 12pm 😎
We had a lovely conversation about community media at our first Cafe drop-in session. I’m looking forward to next week 10.30am-12pm Bishop Street Chapel Cafe, Leicester. Thanks to everyone who came 🙏🏻
Could community media help more people share local stories and ideas? Join Decentered Media’s Community Media Café on Thursday 14th May 2026, 10am–12pm, at Bishop Street Chapel Café, Leicester
We had an excellent discussion last night about social cohesion and community media. Lots more to be considered and developed. Thanks to everyone who took part 🙏🏻
Four UK reviews will shape radio’s future: licensing, regulation, distribution and the BBC Charter. Will they widen routes to market or entrench consolidation? Join our focused online session to identify practical reforms that support diversified, local supply
What does radio still make possible in Leicester today? Join a World Radio Day meet-up at 9am on 13 February to share perspectives on local, UK, and international radio, and to reflect on why voices, listening, and conversation still matter decentered.co.uk/leicester-co...
Harkesh from Evington Echo deep in conversation as a community reporter at today’s Saturday Heritage Fair organised by @docmediacentre.bsky.social and taking place at Leicester Adult Education College - a great venue!
This was my view for the day at the Saturday Heritage Fair organised by @docmediacentre.bsky.social. We captures loads of great interviews and will post them out on @soarsound.uk next week 👏🏻
I dug into my storage boxes and brought a selection of radio’s and recording devices to talk about with visitors to the Saturday Heritage Fair organised by @docmediacentre.bsky.social
We had a lot to talk about on our shared table with Sanskar Radio, Evington Echo, @soarsound.uk & @radiolear.uk. Thanks to @docmediacentre.bsky.social for a well run and lively Heritage Fair event today 👌🏻
It’s always good when community reporters capture more and more stories because they just like chatting with interesting people. Thanks to @docmediacentre.bsky.social for a lovely Heritage Fair today 🙏🏻
It was lovely to spend the day chatting with other community media volunteers at the Saturday Heritage Fair organised by @docmediacentre.bsky.social
Another day, another Spotlight on Art programme recording for @soursound.uk with @DocMediaCentre 😎