From Mail Merge to Data Driven Press Releases For the practising hyperlocal or community journalist, annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly…

If you run a hyperlocal you quickly have to learn a little bit of everything. WordPress.com powered my first site and…

West Leeds Dispatch has become the latest offering to hit the city’s groaning treasure chest of community-run media operations. It’s…

Press Recognition Panel Consultation Meeting, Cardiff The post-phone hacking media landscape continues to ripple with the effects of changes to…

Court rules are changing to make it “even easier” for people to take news publishers to court, that’s how David Wolfe,…

When I first started reporting on hyperlocal media in 2009 it was against a daily backdrop predicting the death of…

I’m lucky enough to live by the coast. From my attic window I can watch ships traveling up the Thames…

Firstly let me slay a commonly held myth about communications officers in that they want to control everything and not…

Overview Periscope (and Meerkat, like their predecessors Stringwire, UStream, Bambuser) are apps which allow you to stream live video directly…

Hyperlocal media is a small but significant part of the UK’s local media landscape. With decade old sites like the…

Engaging readers with prac­tical action steps could offer a new journ­al­istic dir­ec­tion for hyper­local media and a shot in the…

Invites have been dropping through letterboxes across the UK, urging people to join their neighbours in discussing local issues online.…