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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Syndication deal between independent news sites to boost coverage of...

A syndication deal between three of Wales’s largest independent news sites will help deliver vital news from the Welsh Government…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Island hyperlocal launches new website paid for entirely by its...

When it comes to independent community news publications, they don’t come more northerly than Shetland News. Affectionately dubbed Shet News…

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“Real local journalism costs money to produce, it should be...

In August of this year Darryl Chamberlain, editor of 853London and the Charlton Champion, broke a story about cuts to…

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