UK local newspaper closures: Launches in digital and print balance out decline
Thirty-three UK local newspapers have closed since September 2020 but new launches in print and digital outnumber this figure. Twenty-seven…
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Survey shows people more likely to trust local news produced on patch – and willing to pay average of £1.30 per month
A new survey has revealed how much more likely people are to trust local news if it is produced locally.…
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Research: When local newspapers close, corporate corruption goes up
Corporate misconduct increases when local newspapers close down, according to a US study. The new research said the local press…
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‘This is more than a news story for us’: Why local journalists in Plymouth won’t doorknock or show gunman’s face
Local journalists in Plymouth have decided not to picture the gunman who killed five people in a rampage that shocked…
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ABCs: Regional daily newspapers see average 18% circulation decline in a year
The Irish News and Shropshire Star were the only ABC-audited UK regional daily newspapers to beat their sales from the…
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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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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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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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