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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.

Learn what your community is telling you

One of the key skills for anyone covering a community has to be the ability to listen – hearing what…

Research your audience with census statistics

Who we are. How we live. What we do. What the 2011 Census tells us about society What were you…

“Feverish activity” – setting up a hyperlocal

The first fortnight of the “I Am News” project has been hectic, intense and also a lot of fun. Stuart…

Join us in helping give a voice to the Valleys

Centre for Community Journalism is starting work in Treorchy to establish a new hyperlocal in partnership with National Theatre Wales,…

7 Free Writing Tools Every Journalist Should Be Using

You can’t write without rewriting. Sometimes, you can’t write because you’re constantly rewriting. Sound familiar? Are you spending too much…

Join us at the #Seneddlab – the Welsh Assembly’s hackathon day

Our Manifesto

ICNN Mission Statement “Our mission is to promote quality journalism, help address the democratic deficit in news poor communities and…

Media Law Guidance

  As part of our commitment to seeing quality journalism thrive in the hyperlocal community news sector, and as part…

Tottenham Community Press celebrates one year in print and crowdfunds its way to sustainability

  The Tottenham Community Press is turning one and to recognise this milestone, the social enterprise newspaper is hosting a birthday…

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Intriguing talk on local reporting #Grenfell from @grantfeller #bfcj18 pic.twitter.com/xv965oUb8D — Alan Renwick (@alrenwick66) January 11, 2018 Great talk by…

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