Centre for Community Journalism

Cardiff University’s Centre for Community Journalism offers networking, information and training for hyperlocal or community journalists. This project is part of the Transforming Communities engagement projects that demonstrate Cardiff University’s commitment to the communities of Cardiff, Wales and beyond.

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Latest Articles

Independent news website launches donation plea on 10th anniversary By Matt Abbott | 7th Jan 2020

Editor of Brighton and Hove News, Frank le Duc writes about his website's plea to its readers to...

The Centre for Community Journalism’s Annual Report 2019 By Matt Abbott | 20th Dec 2019

What a year, what a decade it's been for independent community news in the UK.

How to stay on the right side of Election Law By Matt Abbott | 27th Nov 2019

By David Banks. THIS is going to be an interesting couple of weeks as we approach the...

ICNN and Google News Initiative join forces for new newsawards 2020 category By Matt Abbott | 25th Nov 2019

The Independent Community News Network (ICNN) and the Google News Initiative have joined forces...

Equipping the next generation of community journalists By Matt Abbott | 8th Nov 2019

Here at the Centre for Community Journalism, we are committed to hyperlocal journalism.

It feels like we’ve been working on this forever, but we’re in the final phase of dev now. Proofing, tidying and ma… https://t.co/cEZTidgwtt 22 hours ago

The future of local journalism is in safe hands. https://t.co/fnOlgBTlyc 5 days ago

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