600,000 circulation local free monthly celebrates record advertising
Round & About has just had its best year for advertising revenues since launching 29 years ago.
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Update: Brit hyperlocal editor barred from returning to NYC has US visa approved
Phil O’Brien founded W42ST.nyc in 2014 and employs two members of staff.
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Platform profile: How Patch Labs is trying to help individual journalists bridge gaps left by local papers
Hyperlocal news provider Patch’s start-up, Patch Labs, wants to help local journalists in the US go full-time covering their communities.…
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Newsnow-funded project to examine how to improve UK local news without simply ‘parachuting in money or solutions’
A news aggregator and journalism charity are teaming up in an attempt to examine the differing ways in which local…
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Newspaper closures and cutbacks have led to large parts of the UK becoming deserts for local news. Bristol, on the…
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Annual audience of 39m reaps £7m revenue for 72 independent news publishers
A survey of 72 independent publishers based in the UK found that they make a total of £7m from a…
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Manchester Mill celebrates first year and 1,000 members with print run
Manchester-based newsletter The Mill has celebrated a year of regular publication with a special 15,000 copy print run. Mill founder…
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A new survey has revealed how much more likely people are to trust local news if it is produced locally.…
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