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BBC local news traffic soars while overall market declines; Industry unites against Auntie's audio ads plan

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Welcome to this week’s update from Behind Local News. We kick off this week with the latest local news audience data, which seems to reinforce the impact the BBC is having on the local news industry in England especially. With a new...

4 days ago
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The 1954 invention which continues to separate trusted journalism from everything else

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Welcome to the weekly round up of some of the things going on in local news around the UK.

It’s nearly the weekend, so we’re going to get straight into it.

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Reach growing confident it can make AI pay in a new world for news

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A big week in Westminster as Prime Minister Andy Burnham took over. What will it mean for local news to have a devolution-determined politician in Number 10?

The BBC’s argued this week it should be good news for local news - with...

19 days ago
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A new PM: What local newsrooms are saying this week

All political careers, the old saying in Westminster goes, end in failure. But where do they start?

While new prime minister Andy Burnham may not appreciate the comparison with former Tory PM Boris Johnson, the pair do have one thing in co...

21 days ago
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"Keeping people on Google surfaces is not our intention" - search giant seeks to reassure local news publishers

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In the week the Local News Fund opened inviting bids from media organisations who had innovative ideas to secure the future of local journalism in the UK, a quick reminder of one local journalism’s most innovative ideas celebrating...

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