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Read about the latest developments, news, research findings and events from the independent community and hyperlocal journalism sector and the work of C4CJ and ICNN.

When is talking local not hyperlocal?

I read with interest Hannah Scarbrough’s piece on sport and hyperlocals, and it reminded me of my current ethnographic research of a…

How should a hyperlocal blog cover local elections?

South Leeds Life is a hyperlocal news blog that started about three years ago. We cover an unfashionable part of…

Sut dylai blog hyperleol roi sylw i etholiadau lleol?

Mae South Leeds Life yn flog newyddion hyperleol a ddechreuodd tua thair blynedd yn ôl. Rydym yn rhoi sylw i…

Mobile technology is leading the way in hyperlocal news

Access to independent information about what is going on locally is essential to a healthy democracy and vibrant community. News,…

Rebooting local news

Buying a local newspaper is something many generations growing up or maturing don’t do anymore nowadays. Social media is constantly…

Bringing council meetings closer to our community

In January this year we hit a 1 year milestone of streaming Telford & Wrekin full council meetings, here is…

New research: How do hyperlocals contribute to local democracy and what do they need?

Collaborative survey asks about hyperlocals’ contribution to the UK media landscape  Hyperlocal publishing and community websites are becoming an increasingly…

The future’s bright, the future’s cooperative?

It’s an inspiring story, familiar to most of us. A once treasured local asset is set to close, no longer…

Researching hyperlocal

Over the last 18 months my role in the ‘Media, Community and the Creative Citizen’ project has been to lead…

My experiences at The Gosport Times

When I was studying Journalism at London’s Brunel University I became very interested in hyperlocal news, both as an online…

What do we know about hyperlocal audiences?

What do hyperlocal[1] practitioners know about their audiences? What tools do they have at their disposal to discover their readers’…

Editor required: no experience necessary, enthusiasm essential…

This is all Morgan’s fault. Back in the Spring of this year my friend suggested that I’d be an ‘ideal’…

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