Amplified Leicester Project New Video

The Amplified Leicester Project have released a new film giving an introduction to the project.
There are 3 volunteers from Citizens Eye taking part and looking forward to their celebration event at Phoenix Square on Thursday 15th April.
Why not take a look at the film and then book your place at the event.
Well done to all [...]

City Police Take To Twitter With Help Form University Project

Senior officers from Leicester’s six main police stations are using the social networking site Twitter to communicate with residents, thanks to a unique project with De Montfort University (DMU).
The Twitter accounts will provide members of the public with another means to access up-to-date information on local crimes, witness appeals, significant arrests, convictions and neighbourhood policing [...]

Introducing an Amplified Leicester Miniproject

This exciting initiative invites people from Leicester to share stories and experiences of family life. The Leicester Family project will explore the realities of family life in Leicester and assess how families have changed through the decades.
The project is looking to record people’s experiences of family life in Leicester, celebrate what it was was like [...]

Online Councillor of the Year

Editor: Congratulations to Cllr Ross Grant of Leicester City Council on winning this award. It doesn’t matter what your politics are, you have to be impressed that he has embraced social media as a way to engage people in the democratic process. Many people say that the upcoming election will be the UK’s first to encompass [...]

New Studio Office

We’re the next generation radio network
We’ve been leveling the playing field for independent radio since August 30, 2007.
Independent show creators are great at making content.
We’re great at technology, business development, distribution and advertising sales.
It’s a match made in heaven.

audio & video production
graphic design & print
media training
website development
radio & television advertising
media publishing
event management

Please note our new [...]

Amplified Leicester Mini Projects

The participants on the Amplified Leicester social media project at DMU have passed the halfway stage and currently planning mini-projects.
I caught up with Simon Parker (Leicester Libraries) and Ken Mawomo (Editor of HAT News & Ewalin) to find out about their own mini-project.
We shall be following progress with their great idea of making short filmed walks between [...]

Amplified Leicester YouTube Channel

Editor: Amplified Leicester is half way through its 6 month cycle and they have established an Amplified Leicester YouTube Channel where you can see talks by JP Rangaswami, Duncan Wilson, and Keith Perch as well as an increasing number of videos from project participants, Advisory Group members, and other Leicester people explaining how they use [...]

Format for One Leicester Whats On Listings

Providing as much information as possible will help people find the events they are interested in. To ensure your event is considered for inclusion, please enter the event/s details as indicated below.

Information to be provided in Ariel 12 point font – please use WORD
If you are providing multiple events, please list them in date order. [...]

Amplified Leicester – Mercury Editor

Amplified Leicester’s session this week is by Keith Perch, Editor of the Leicester Mercury – Writing for news-based social media.
A city-wide experiment in social media – www.amplifiedleicester.com
Amplified individuals use social media and the web to enhance their abilities to sense their world, create shared resources and act collaboratively.
See Keith Perch profile – http://amplifiedcity.typepad.com/leicester/2009/10/perch.html

Citizens Eye partners Amplified Leicester

It’s great news that Amplified Leicester have agreed to a partnership with Citizens Eye for their innovative project starting in October. Its an opportunity for the Community Media Hub to build on its great work acheived over the summer months especially its coverage of the Special Olympics.
I welcome the opportunity to take part in the [...]

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