For the first time in the UK the government has acknowledged the role of hyperlocal sites in the future news environment. The Digital Britain report singles out Talk About Local as part of a ‘new possibly disruptive wave of local news’. Full extract from Chapter 5 para 61: ’61. Local websites of all shapes and [...]
Archive for June 1, 2009
Help wanted! – come and work on Talk About Local
Talk About Local is a unique empowerment project to help people find a voice online in their communities. You can read a little about the project here in the Guardian and more on the website here. I am William Perrin the founder and am looking for someone to help me run the project over the [...]
Paying for news online – Rupert in the sky with diamonds
As advertising revenue trickles away, a revenue model for newspapers online is elusive. Rupert Murdoch has apparently suggested that his prime properties move towards a pay model. “That it is possible to charge for content on the web is obvious from the Wall Street Journal’s experience,” he said. Asked whether he envisaged fees at his [...]
Talk About Local is 'go'
We now have a signed contract with 4IP with funding from Screen West Midlands and Advantage West Midlands – thanks to Daniel Heaf, Melanie Hayes and Jason Hall in particular. The pre-publicity is out there in the Guardian today, thanks to Jemima Kiss. Money is starting to come through and we can now get the [...]