Tag: hyperlocal news
How hyperlocal journalism can restore trust in the media
Una Murphy, Coventry University
It is a critical time for public interest journalism. Trust in the mainstream media is a major problem as fake news spreads unabated on social networks.
One of the key issues is...
Coronavirus – emergency legislation to be introduced today
Emergency legislation will come before the Scottish Parliament today.There are considerable further powers in the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill and measures to ensure essential public services can continue and help businesses throughout the coronavirus pandemic.MSPs...
Digital Sentinel becomes third pilot in council’s news scheme
The council’s Communities and Neighbourhoods committee agreed on Tuesday to approve the final tranche of the sum of £50,000 set aside for local news pilot schemes to a third project.
Although the initial sum was to...
