Journalism
Can local news act as democratic defence?
Disinformation is undermining our democracies. Can we bolster them with media literacy or with a revitalised local news sector? A panel at the UK Media Freedom Forum discussed…
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Journalism
Building a news oasis in a journalism desert
Plus why we end up with zombie websites, YET MORE Twitter chaos, and the cancelling of Dilbert
substack
Six thoughts about the Substack Local initiative
Newsletter platform Substack is chucking $1m of its VC cash at local news journalism. Is this helpful — or just marketing?
solutions journalism
Solutions journalism: who is using it - and why
Can upbeat news which delivers solutions to our problem supplant "if it bleeds, it leads"? Maybe - it's certainly proved lucrative for some publishers.
Johnston Press
The Final Days of Johnston Press
The clock is counting down to the end of Johnston Press, one of the great regional newspaper companies in the UK. The company is doomed - but can local news be saved?
hyper-local
Welsh Hyperlocals - lessons from success and failure
Two examples of hyperlocal journalism - one that failed and one that is succeeding.
