The challenges of running a rural Hyperlocal
The Independent Community News Network (ICNN) has over 100 members. They span the length and breadth of the UK, from…
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Independent community journalism in Wales given a £200,000 boost
Independent community news publishers in Wales have today been provided with a £200,000 boost that promises to have a great…
Cornish hyperlocal introduces new pay-as-you-go feature
Cornwall Reports has become the first hyperlocal news website in Britain to introduce a pay-as-you-go feature for its readers. The…
C4CJ & ICNN response to the Cairncross Review Report
ICNN and C4CJ welcome the recommendations of the Cairncross Report. We believe it is positive news that the review recognises…
UK’s oldest hyperlocal celebrates its 25th birthday
The UK’s oldest surviving hyperlocal community newspaper is celebrating its 25th year in print. The Broughton Spurtle was founded in…
Syndication deal between independent news sites to boost coverage of Welsh politics
A syndication deal between three of Wales’s largest independent news sites will help deliver vital news from the Welsh Government…
MP praises ‘incredible’ hyperlocal as yet another local newspaper closes
The closure of the Harlow Star is an ‘extraordinary day’ for residents of Harlow says hyperlocal publisher and editor of…
The Centre for Community Journalism’s Annual Report 2018
What an incredible year 2018 has been for independent community journalism! We are delighted to share our Annual Report which celebrates…
Award-winning hyperlocal launches their first print edition
An award-winning hyperlocal website owner who left her job of 13 years with Reach plc (then Trinity Mirror) to found her own hyperlocal has now launched a newspaper.
What is a Community News Project without community journalists?
Facebook’s commitment to local journalism is laudable. Investing £4.5m to fund the creation of 80 new community journalists should be…
Island hyperlocal launches new website paid for entirely by its readers
When it comes to independent community news publications, they don’t come more northerly than Shetland News. Affectionately dubbed Shet News…
“Real local journalism costs money to produce, it should be paid for, and there should be no excuses for stealing content.”
In August of this year Darryl Chamberlain, editor of 853London and the Charlton Champion, broke a story about cuts to…
