Alison Gow, PINF's newest board member, reflects on the evolution of journalism since she started her career in newsrooms, discusses trends that make her optimistic and those that concern her, and looks ahead to the work she's excited to support PINF in carrying out as a trustee.
Local councils spend millions to publish notices in newspapers. Almost none of the money goes to small, independent publishers, instead lining the coffers of corporate giants. Jonathan Heawood writes about our attempts to untangle the arcane policies that got us here, and our new effort to fix them.
We are delighted to welcome Jaldeep Katwala to PINF as our new Network Manager. In his first blog for PINF, he gives an update on our Indie News Forum and plans to connect indie news publishers.
In a survey released today (17 December 2021), the Public Interest News Foundation reveals that the British public tend not to trust local news that’s produced outside their area.