Facebook community reporters helped keep local groups informed during pandemic
Facebook’s cohort of community reporters have continued working during the Covid-19 pandemic, helping to keep local groups connected during the…
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13 Newsquest Oxford journalists face ‘fire and rehire’ move to end extra bank holiday pay
Journalists across Newsquest are “appalled but also bemused” by its plans to “fire and rehire” staff in Oxford next month.…
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The ‘great unbundling’: Survey says 8% of Britons use local newspaper website on weekly basis, 6% print
What people want from their local and regional news media is “increasingly confined” to a small number of subjects such…
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News industry furlough claims in March lowest of 2021 so far with Archant, MNA and JPI on top
News industry use of the Government Covid-19 furlough scheme was at its lowest level of 2021 so far in March…
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Midland News Association Covid-19 impact: Turnover down a third, 66 jobs cut, £1.4m furlough cash claimed
Turnover at regional publisher Midland News Association fell by almost a third in 2020 because of the Covid-19 crisis. The…
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‘There’s no reason this can’t be a very big business’: Why Axios Local is expanding into eight new cities
It’s been less than six months since Axios entered the local news business. But chief executive Jim VandeHei has seen…
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Nub News: The hyperlocal news platform which now employs 32 journalists in UK
Nub News is a digital-only hyperlocal news platform that aims to fill in the gaps left behind by the demise…
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Substack invests in ‘thoughtful and nuanced’ local news in Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield
Fledgling local newsletters in Manchester, Sheffield and Liverpool have been given a major boost after receiving funding from the US…
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