Teach a man to fish – Demos recommends teaching blogging etc in school
This looks like a timely report from Demos – covered in the Guardian – giving young people the basic skills to self publish unlocks theirThe post Teach a man to fish – Demos recommends teaching...
View ArticleLocal radio becomes a lot less local
Good post from Gary Andrews on the latest developments in commercial local radio – reduction in news and another step in the withdrawal from genuineThe post Local radio becomes a lot less local...
View Article'Carnage' in traditional media – bad news for pluralism, an opportunity for...
The Guardian’s media guru Emily Bell has predicted five years of carnage in the UK media as the economic downturn bites. Her lecture at PolisThe post 'Carnage' in traditional media – bad news for...
View Article$5million for neighbourhoods online….apparently
$$$$$$$$$$$ The Knight Foundation in the USA is offering a big pile of cash in grants for neighbourhood innovation online in their newschallenge competition. ThanksThe post $5million for...
View ArticleTraditional press, new business models and processes
Two good posts emerged recently from commentators on the traditional press and new media on new business processes and models. Rather than those inherited fromThe post Traditional press, new business...
View ArticleFacebook and hyperlocal voice
Amidst all the hyperlocal froth people often forget that Facebook has a strong local neighbourhood component – not really by design, despite its origins inThe post Facebook and hyperlocal voice...
View Article'News will become a product of the community as much as it is a service to...
Wonderful incisive post from Jeff Jarvis which pulls together his thinking on the future of local news, including the hyperlocal and ultralocal. Excerpts include: ‘TheThe post 'News will become a...
View ArticleLocal news, but not as we know it – reviewing media histrionics about local news
‘This is an emergency. Act now, or local news will die’ said Polly Toynbee’s headline writer in one of the alarmist pieces about the fateThe post Local news, but not as we know it – reviewing media...
View ArticleIFNC good news for hyperlocal movement in the UK
The preferred bidders for the Independently Funded News Consortia will receive government money to provide a new type of local news in the UK. TheThe post IFNC good news for hyperlocal movement in the...
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