Comments on: Local news is changing – but not fast enough

By: Why regional press owners need to do better with online journalism | Richard Hartley

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:10:41 +0000

[...] drafts, one published here by journalism.co.uk, and a slightly longer version on Bradshaw's blog here. In fact, his central argument is less about a lack of speed and rather more about the lack of [...]

By: Visión. Un ‘blog’ del grupo Joly. » Archivo » La evolución de la prensa local no es tan rápida como debiera

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:53:43 +0000

[...] Digital en la Escuela de Medios de Comunicación de la Universidad de Birmigham (Reino Unido), cree que la prensa local está evolucionando, pero no con la suficiente rapidez. Y hace críticas [...]

By: Cultural attitudes to the integration of online editorial « Info:node

Cultural attitudes to the integration of online editorial « Info:node — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:41:05 +0000

[...] http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/02/23/local-news-is-changing-but-not-fast-enough/ Computer assisted reporting has yet to truly hit journalistic culture. For most journalists the internet still represents an extension of the library and news wires – a place to browse for information on a story, or track down sources – and then leave. [...]

By: paulbradshaw

paulbradshaw — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:24:02 +0000

@Sean: very difficult to say. I’m planning a thorough review of local websites soon and may have better answers, but my gut feeling is your best bet are dailies like Johnston’s Lancashire Evening Post and Trinity Mirror’s Wales newspapers.

By: Sean Mag Uidhir

Sean Mag Uidhir — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:45:24 +0000

Paul,

enjoyed the article and was interested in your sggestion about training. Are there are any organisations out there doing weekly papers which are ahead of the game in your opinion on pulling all the technologies from print to web together who would be worth a visit and willing to host a couple of people from our group?

By: Paul Bradshaw

Paul Bradshaw — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:12:27 +0000

I think this is the most difficult area. Training is an obvious option – but perhaps more effective would be to take journalists out and show them how people are consuming news – perhaps some focus groups or user testing of the news website.

By: shawn smith

shawn smith — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:39:37 +0000

agreed. Nice post. I think some of the issues is that many news orgs think they are evolving. Any advice for approaching newsrooms that don’t want to hear about new ideas?

By: Alan Moore

Alan Moore — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:15:16 +0000

Dear Paul,

A very interesting post. I blogged about it here

http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2008/02/regional-press.html

Alan Moore

By: Adapting to web 2.0 for traditional media brands « Gary Andrews

Adapting to web 2.0 for traditional media brands « Gary Andrews — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:26:08 +0000

[...] Paul Bradshaw’s extended piece on how local news is changing[1], which nicely sums up the challenges facing all media, but especially local media. There’s [...]