The hyperlocal (and big sport) future of news

I spent an instructive couple of hours in the offices of the Sunderland Echo yesterday talking with their digital editor. It was an excellent opportunity to get inside a changing newsroom, with pressures of integration, industry sales and, even, writing copy.
The paper is an example of both the innovations and challenges of how a successful [...]

Why local and digital is better for the environment

A group of bloggers have organised a Carnival of Journalism, each month addressing different key issues in the profession. This month it’s hosted by Andy Dickinson, who set the question: Is (digital) journalism better the more local it is and what does that do to growth?

I’m not one of the official cavorters, but it [...]