Carb-Awareness Talk by Rob Watson

Join us on Friday 28th from 6pm for this free Reportage Club hosted talk by Rob Watson on Carb-Awareness.

In Western, industrialised countries the consumption of food has taken on a highly specialised form.

Food is not based around the industrialised production process, using products that are produced in mass-volumes, have long shelf-lives, and have been significantly reduced in nutritional…

University of Leicester archaeologist shares insights into Penan culture for International Community Media Day

NETWORKED WORLD OF ‘ISOLATED’ BORNEO COMMUNITY REVEALED IN NEW MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION

University of Leicester archaeologist shares insights into Penan culture for International Community Media Day

An archaeologist at the University of Leicester has shed light on the connected nature of remote communities, including groups of hunter-gatherers in a new multimedia exhibition.

In the installation,…

Wednesday 26th November – Conflict reportage and the role of social media

My guest for this Reportage Club is Dr Paul Reilly, University of Leicester.

His research focuses primarily on online political communication, with a specific interest in how social media is used to promote better community relations in divided societies. 

The event is 6pm-8pm, free to attend and will take place in the Doc…

Reportage Club with One Voice Europe

Friday 21st November

6.00pm-8.00pm Reportage Club in partnership with One Voice Europe – at the Doc Media Centre, Shires Lane, Highcross.

This special event supported by the Prevent Programme brings together local young people with an Israeli and Palestinian to discuss the conflict and the two-state solution.

As the date marks UN World Television Day we will discuss the role of the media and…

Doc Photo School Sunday Talks

Doc Photo School Sunday Talks by John Coster:

1. Sunday 16th November 2.00pm-4.00pm Doc Media Centre, Highcross

‘Photography and Images of Conflict Crimes’

This will be a talk about images that have been placed in the public domain that have exposed conflict crimes to the world.

This will include Holocaust images, the Abu-Ghraib images of torture, Guantanamo Bay and Chinese torture.

It will…

Programme – Doc Media Month Week 2

Highlights coming up in Week 2 ‘Regional’ of Documentary Media Month……..

Monday 10th

6.00pm-8.00pm Reportage Club – an ‘in conversation’ with Beth Walsh, Freelance Photographer at the Leicester Mercury – free to attend.

Tuesday 11th

6.00pm-8.00pm ‘Meet the Royal Anglian Regiment‘ event – includes photo exhibition images from recent parades, recreation and operations – free to attend.

Wednesday…

Saturday 8th Programme – Doc Media Centre

Open 11am-7.00pm Docfilm Showcase at the Doc Media Centre, Highcross – free  screenings.

11.00am – Voices 4 Change – young people’s film submissions about their communities.

12.00 ‘There Once Was An Island’ 80 mins feature documentary in support of the Homeless Film Festival.

2.00pm Presentation by Dr Anna Claydon, Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Leicester – ‘Films,…

Community Newswire – Hit the Headlines

A free training session from Community Newswire for charities, community groups and not-for-profits on Tuesday 4th November between 1-4pm at BBC Radio Leicester.

This 45 minute workshop is hosted free by the Community Media Training School and part of the Documentary Media Month programme.

Community Newswireis a free-to-use service that gives charities, community groups and not-for-profits the…