Comments on: C&binet notes part 2: 10 things government can do to help local journalism

By: Simon Clarke

Simon Clarke — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:04 +0000

I’d suggest some kind of move against police harassment of journalists for spurious “security” reasons. Would improve the health of journalism generally…

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Weekend reading: Five blog posts from the last seven days « David Higgerson — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:39:47 +0000

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By: Council reporting – who is going to do it? | Podnosh

Council reporting – who is going to do it? | Podnosh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:47:04 +0000

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By: Paul Bradshaw

Paul Bradshaw — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:49:05 +0000

Thanks Nick – have updated the post to include a link to the post by you I’m referring to: http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/05/01/should-council-news-operations-be-run-like-the-bbc/

By: Nick Booth

Nick Booth — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:11:59 +0000

Great list Paul. What I am suggesting is no that an organisation exists to create or even manage public information.

What i think we need are some pretty clear standards for public information set out. I make the comparison between council’s and the BBC because both are paid (in part with local authorities) to generate public information.

Should they not be doing to comparable and equal standards?

By: Paul Bradshaw

Paul Bradshaw — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:06:28 +0000

Thanks Paul – great point: Bob Picard’s research on journalism economics suggests that direct mail has had more of an impact on newspaper advertising than anything else, way before the internet.

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:43:40 +0000

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:24:50 +0000

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By: Paul Miller

Paul Miller — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:58:29 +0000

I reckon banning junk mail would have a pretty positive impact. It accounts for 11.5% of UK advertising spend and shifting that online and into newspapers would be a big boost to local revenues.

By: Talk About Local » What should government do to help hyperlocal news? C&binet group – post it notes

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:46:58 +0000

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