Survey shows broken link between reach and revenue as 56 independent publishers reach 10m but earn just £5.4m combined
Almost 60 of the UK’s independent publishers earned a combined revenue of less than £5.4m in 2020 despite a reach…
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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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Lobby journalist helps revive Lambeth Life to give London borough dedicated paper again
A Lobby journalist has helped to revive a not-for-profit community newspaper, giving the London borough of Lambeth its own dedicated…
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Canadian start-up Indiegraf offers new financial model for local journalism: Reader contribs plus pooled back-end services
A local news startup launched amid the Covid-19 crisis is hoping to build up a network of 25-30 independent North…
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Coronavirus crisis could force closure of ‘most’ hyperlocal news publishers within weeks
Three-quarters of independent news providers in the UK fear they are at risk of temporary or permanent closure because of…
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Your Thurrock founder marks ten years of ‘plugging away’ and encourages more people to ‘have a go’ at launching hyperlocal websites
A hyperlocal website founder who once updated a missing person story from the top of a mountain in Madeira has…
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Former radio journalist launches new Bedford title following local paper closures as he claims news coverage ‘not like it used to be’
A former local radio station news editor has launched an independent news title for Bedford, with plans for a website…
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Hyperlocal and community news sector ‘far more stable’ than previous years but still no ‘silver bullet solution’, report finds
Independent hyperlocal and community news publishers have become “part of an emerging local media system that cannot be ignored” despite…
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