davidhiggersoninBehind Local News UKMoney talks lead to the wrong questions — and risk a local news elitismLast week, I sat before the Department of Culture, Media and Sport select committee inquiry into the sustainability of local journalism.Jul 7, 2022Jul 7, 2022
davidhiggersoninBehind Local News UKFemale journalism tutors who inspire honoured by students and NCTJOutstanding and inspiring women involved in delivering journalism training are being honoured by the NCTJ to mark International Women’s…Mar 7, 2020Mar 7, 2020
davidhiggersoninBehind Local News UKThe BBC needs to learn from regional press errors: Embrace the future, don’t fear itFive years ago, the company I worked for, launched BelfastLive. The team in Belfast were convinced there was an audience in the city which…Jan 25, 2020Jan 25, 2020
davidhiggersoninBehind Local News UKUndermining journalism has never been more popular amongst politicians. We should be worriedIn summary, we have a Tory Party which is undermining critics, a Labour Party undermining the very principle of holding power to account…Nov 30, 2019Nov 30, 2019
davidhiggersonThe most important media awards of the year are here. This is why…May sees the most important press awards of the media calendar: The Regional Press Awards (RPA), writes Ian Murray, executive director of…May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
davidhiggersoninBehind Local News UKI fear for the future of local democracy — but there are 5 ways we can save itLast week, I watched in realtime as more people than ever before (in the digital news era at least) engaged with stories about local…May 11, 2019May 11, 2019
davidhiggersoninBehind Local News UKLocal news has a challenge it’s barely started talking about yet.Here’s my prediction for 2019: We’re going to spend a lot of time talking about how to fund local journalism. Not perhaps the most…Jan 6, 2019Jan 6, 2019
davidhiggersoninBehind Local News UKFor journalism to survive, it needs to be sustainable.At the company I work for, we have a website called Football.London. We launched it at the start of 2017. We consider it a success. It’s…Aug 19, 2018Aug 19, 2018
davidhiggersonWhen we get journalism right, it saves lives — and means a great deal to people. Here’s why…March 6, 2018 should have been my Dad’s 69th birthday. I say should have, because he died, several hours after my Mum had too, last…Mar 6, 2018Mar 6, 2018
davidhiggersonAfter the fog of multiple announcements, Facebook has done little more than highlight journalism’s…Oh no, another blog about ‘what Facebook’s latest change means for journalism.’ Hopefully, though I’m offering something new in what…Feb 3, 20182Feb 3, 20182