tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287533173094987937.post8509027053351595597..comments2024-03-01T12:39:56.146+00:00Comments on SubScribe: Why local newspapers have to changeSubScribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11652256420594879272noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287533173094987937.post-17257765761435251712013-07-31T10:02:38.218+01:002013-07-31T10:02:38.218+01:00Great article, thank you. There are other people l...Great article, thank you. There are other people looking at problems wit local media, for instance the Carnegie Trust:<br />http://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/changing-minds/knowledge---culture/future-of-news<br /><br />And I am also very proud to say that our local online community news site, Hastings Online Times, just won first prize in a competition organised by Co-operatives UK and the Richard Hull, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538797943452605144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287533173094987937.post-91014587111551337382013-07-31T00:05:36.815+01:002013-07-31T00:05:36.815+01:00A lot of sense talked there, much is what I've...A lot of sense talked there, much is what I've said before at my newspaper and it's fallen on deaf ears.<br />Two main points:<br />1. Any place is only as good as its people. As much as I love many of my colleagues, they mirror the local newspaper industry and are not cut out for innovation.<br />2. Hyper-local won't work. The biggest change newspapers have to deal with is the fact Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287533173094987937.post-31689173571590220932013-07-22T14:33:39.914+01:002013-07-22T14:33:39.914+01:00You say that the One & Other formula 'is s...You say that the One & Other formula 'is successful - if you measure success in financial terms'. The website is certainly stylish and the content local and relevant - but how is it making money? I couldn't see an ad anywhere and you don't have to pay to access content. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287533173094987937.post-22285724629831302502013-06-26T19:24:23.893+01:002013-06-26T19:24:23.893+01:00A very insightful article and a shed load of commo...A very insightful article and a shed load of common sense throughout. I agree entirely that local newspapers need to look at the challenges ahead with fresh eyes and arm themselves with innovation rather than the blunt weapons of cost management.The ongoing developments of local newspaper's online offerings are much talked about in newspaper conferences and publishers boardrooms, but the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287533173094987937.post-42924023633215024082013-05-24T13:34:33.550+01:002013-05-24T13:34:33.550+01:00Very interesting piece. Absolutely no knowledge o...Very interesting piece. Absolutely no knowledge of journalism myself but this gives an insight into the world of local papers. Also l found out what "curating" was - Simon Kelner wrote last week he needed "curation" and l had no idea what he meant. Now l do! Maureen Gravesnoreply@blogger.com