Second wave of local newsletter launches from The Lead in North of England
Seven media outlets created so far in The Lead’s drive to cover local Northern news.
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Two-thirds of Brits follow local news, mostly via social media and TV
Ofcom’s survey suggests Northern Ireland follows local news more than anywhere else in the UK.
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Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker on bucking the trend of regional press decline
Online paywalls, AI experiments and local ad sales all came up in the rare interview.
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NCTJ’s fight to save Community News Project after ‘heartbreaking’ Meta decision
Joanne Forbes writes about working in secret to create the scheme in 2018, and what’s next after Meta pulled out.
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Newham Recorder founding editor Tom Duncan dies aged 86
“Firm but fair” Duncan edited the Recorder for almost 30 years from its creation in 1968.
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If the big corporate publishers disappeared so would much local news investment
Staying relevant to readers, not ownership, is the biggest issue for local news media.
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Next five years critical for survival of UK local media as mass print enters ‘final phase’
Enders Analysis urges advertisers to support local journalism.
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Audience up but revenue still biggest challenge for independent news publishers
Most of the UK population read independent news publishers, although revenue remains a challenge for the sector.
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