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Money talks lead to the wrong questions — and risk a local news elitism

Last week, I sat before the Department of Culture, Media and Sport select committee inquiry into the sustainability of local journalism.

Jul 7, 2022

Money talks lead to the wrong questions — and risk a local news elitism

Jul 7, 2022

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Behind Local News UK

Female journalism tutors who inspire honoured by students and NCTJ

Outstanding and inspiring women involved in delivering journalism training are being honoured by the NCTJ to mark International Women’s…

Mar 7, 2020

Female journalism tutors who inspire honoured by students and NCTJ

Mar 7, 2020

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Behind Local News UK

The BBC needs to learn from regional press errors: Embrace the future, don’t fear it

Five 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, 2020

The BBC needs to learn from regional press errors: Embrace the future, don’t fear it

Jan 25, 2020

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Undermining journalism has never been more popular amongst politicians. We should be worried

In summary, we have a Tory Party which is undermining critics, a Labour Party undermining the very principle of holding power to account…

Nov 30, 2019

Undermining journalism has never been more popular amongst politicians. We should be worried

Nov 30, 2019

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The 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, 2019

The most important media awards of the year are here. This is why…

May 13, 2019

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Behind Local News UK

I fear for the future of local democracy — but there are 5 ways we can save it

Last 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, 2019

I fear for the future of local democracy — but there are 5 ways we can save it

May 11, 2019

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Behind Local News UK

Local 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, 2019

Local news has a challenge it’s barely started talking about yet.

Jan 6, 2019

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For 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, 2018

For journalism to survive, it needs to be sustainable.

Aug 19, 2018

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When 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, 2018

When we get journalism right, it saves lives — and means a great deal to people. Here’s why…

Mar 6, 2018

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After 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, 2018

After the fog of multiple announcements, Facebook has done little more than highlight journalism’s…

Feb 3, 2018

davidhiggerson

davidhiggerson

Digital Publishing Director, Trinity Mirror Regionals; PNE fan; Goes without saying that views here are my own, except retweets (obviously)

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