For immediate release: 15.00 16 December 2025 PINF welcomes local news partnership presented by BBC Green Paper The Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) welcomes the requirement in the Government’s Green Paper, published today, for the BBC to complement high-quality local news providers, including through partnerships, so that the
We’ve launched our latest report into the state of local news provision across the UK. In this post, Joe Mitchell, PINF’s deputy director, explains why we do it and shares some of the key findings.
PINF has recently received support from Press Forward to research and develop a UK version of the successful US-based initiative and build our partnership with US colleagues. In this week's blog, Press Forward Director Dale Robinson Anglin explains the importance of local news regeneration efforts working together across
Jonathan Heawood, Executive Director of PINF, explains the rationale for dedicated Coroners’ Court Reporters to restore accountability, strengthen local journalism and help prevent avoidable deaths.