Jonathan Heawood reflects on what a century-old newspaper in Cumbria and a recently shuttered outlet in Lincoln can tell us about the crisis in local news, and how this informs the work of PINF's Local News Commission. I went on holiday to the Lake District last week.
Jaldeep Katwala shares some reflections about indie news coverage of the riots spreading across the UK, and a round-up of some work from providers in our network. (Header Image: The Lancanshire Lead) It’s in the nature of journalists that when big stories happen there is an adrenalin rush.
Joe Mitchell reflects on the landslide General Election last week and what we might expect from a new Labour government on public interest news in the UK. It’s probably not escaped your notice that we have a new parliament in Westminster, and a new Labour government in Whitehall. But
Hani Barghouthi shares some highlights and insights from the first public campaign to support the UK’s indie news sector, with a touch of gleeful bragging about its success on behalf of PINF and the participating publishers.