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Your views on support for independent community and hyperlocal journalism ‐ a short survey for editors in Wales

Thank you for visiting this article. This survey is now closed. A recent Inquiry into hyperlocal journalism recommended that the…

A new community newspaper launching in Enfield, London

Announcing the launch of Enfield Dispatch, a free monthly newspaper for the borough A new not-for-profit community newspaper will launch…

Cwmbran Life celebrates it’s 1,000th story

ICNN member Ben Black published his 1,000th story. Here he talks about juggling his day job around the site, how…

Historic collaboration between northern hyperlocal and regional press calls on Gov to end rail chaos

Independent community and hyperlocal news outlets across the north joined forces with rival publishers Reach, Newsquest and Johnston Press to…

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Bethan Sayed AM on the Inquiry into News Journalism in Wales

C4CJ Centre Manager Emma Meese sat down with Bethan Sayed AM at the National Assembly for Wales building (Senedd) on…

Hyperlocal journalist wins court case over former employer

Herald Newspapers PLC has been ordered to pay a former freelance journalist who worked for two and a half years…

When does a newspaper become a community asset? We asked the former editor of insideMoray

After five years at the helm of one of Scotland’s most successful community news websites, editor Stuart Crowther has decided…

A Little Bit of a Refresh

We caught up with ICNN member Jon Cook who runs A Little Bit of Stone (ALBOS), a community news publication…

Statement on the PM’s announcement of a review into the sustainability of local news

The Centre for Community Journalism (C4CJ) welcomes the announcement by Prime Minister Theresa May for a review into the sustainability of the national and local press.

The illustrated story of our conference #BFCJ18

Building the Future of Community Journalism 2018 was a day filled with positivity, inspiration and hope for a sector of…

Building the Future of Community Journalism: a gallery

We were delighted to host over 100 people from the UK’s community news sector in Cardiff this month at our…

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