Jeremy Hunt and the DCMS have today announced the first Local TV pioneer areas which are expected to be: Belfast Birmingham Brighton and Hove Bristol Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow Grimsby Leeds Liverpool London Manchester Newcastle Norwich Nottingham Oxford Plymouth Preston Southampton Swansea with a further 24 areas to follow. At Talk About Local we are advocates of [...]
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Making sense of data – data for beginners
Last week I attended a great conference called City As A Platform in Birmingham. The conference asked, “In an era of public sector cuts and greater emphasis on local engagement, what happens when a city opens out its public infrastructure, technologies, data and buildings to digital media content developers?” I blogged about the day on [...]
Local media and Jeremy Hunt
[note - within minutes of publishing this some people have pointed out that the original title could be mis-construed given recent spoonerisms on the radio. This is abosolutely not my intention a- 'the local hunt' is a fox hunting phrase from my childhood brought up in Northamptonshire's Pytchley country. Please behave for heavens sake. Radio4 [...]
New experiences that hyper local blogging can bring
Today I am talking about the new experiences running a hyperlocal blog has brought; from organising events, dealing with the mainstream media, learning to negotiate, community involvement to running a campaign, and I will share some hints and tips that will help you get your hyperlocal blog up and running. I have been running my hyperlocal blog, [...]