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The Mill, The Bell, the Ghost and the future of local news Paid Members Public
Mill Media's latest site eschews Substack for Ghost. That's great: the web/newsletter/subscriptions space needs competition, and a choice of platforms for publishers.
Lunch’n’Link #3: Newsletters 1, Twitter API 0 Paid Members Public
Reach finally hits on the right strategy for local audiences - and Elon Musk continues to wreak havoc on the the Twitter ecosystem
Local Journalism: breaking out of the London bubble Paid Members Public
Local journalism is in trouble in the UK - there's no disputing that. What can the big national sites do to help?
Facebook's donations won't save local journalism, but better CMSes just might Paid Members Public
This week, Facebook has joined Google in throwing millions at the local news business. Is this really going to help the industry recover - or should we bee looking elsewhere?
OK, maybe Facebook is about to help the local press out… [UPDATED] Paid Members Public
Press Gazette has revealed that Facebook is donating £4.5m to help train local journalists. But how sustainable is this?
Johnston Press survives — but at a human cost Paid Members Public
Johnston Press has escaped its debts — but it leaves behind angry investors, and hits employees right in the pensions.
The Final Days of Johnston Press Paid Members Public
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?
Naming and shaming is not a community management strategy Paid Members Public
The Bristol Post named and shamed abusive commentators. But that was the easy option.