Regional & local newspapers

Sheila Yarwood obituary
Other lives: Longstanding theatre critic for the Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
Keith Yarwood
16, Apr, 2023 @4:55 PM

A few scoops down at the local: the rise and fall of a community paper
A new exhibition charts the fortunes of an idiosyncratic freesheet, the Abertillery and Ebbw Valleys Dynamic, and the two men who tried to keep it afloat
Tim Adams
15, Apr, 2023 @2:00 PM

BBC plans will boost its local journalism | Letter
Letter: The BBC director of nations, Rhodri Talfan Davies, rebuts claims of the corporation’s local news being downgraded
05, Apr, 2023 @4:40 PM

Local journalism made me what I am today. Without it, we’ll all be the poorer | John Humphrys
For budding journalists and local citizens alike, the demise of local newspapers will leave a void that’s impossible to fill, says the journalist John Humphrys
John Humphrys
30, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM

‘The model is broken’: UK’s regional newspapers fight for survival in a digital world
As Reach makes more job cuts on local titles, is a sustainable future in sight for local journalism to hold power to account?
Mark Sweney
26, Mar, 2023 @4:00 PM

Mirror and Express publisher warns that up to 420 staff are at risk of redundancy
Reach, which also owns Birmingham Mail, Liverpool Echo and Manchester Evening News, aims to cut costs
Joanna Partridge
14, Mar, 2023 @2:42 PM

Mirror and Express owner publishes first articles written using AI
Chief executive says journalists should not fear it means being replaced by machines
Mark Sweney
07, Mar, 2023 @3:04 PM

The Guardian view on local journalism’s decline: bad news for democracy | Editorial
Editorial: The lack of reliable information not only weakens communities, but allows disinformation to flourish
Editorial
05, Mar, 2023 @6:30 PM

Beano and Stylist publisher DC Thomson to cut 300 staff
Dundee-based company, which also owns Scottish regional newspapers, to close almost 40 magazines
Mark Sweney and Severin Carrell
09, Feb, 2023 @12:56 PM

Chris Perry obituary
Other lives: Journalist, teacher and politician who was a fearless spokesman for the people who were unable to speak for themselves
Bryan Merton
29, Jan, 2023 @5:33 PM

Fund UK’s local news outlets or they won’t survive, MPs warn government
Commons digital, culture, media and sport committee predicts decline in local reporting will damage democracy
Ben Quinn
25, Jan, 2023 @12:01 AM

Men reporting badly! Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe find being hacks is no joke
The comedians chase local paper scoops in their new TV series Hold the Front Page. But many of their stories were destined for what reporters call the spike …
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
15, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM
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