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Hearing from journalists in exile

18th November 2013 by Sarah Hartley

It's not every day that you get to sit next to someone who's on the run, forced to leave their home country in order to expose what's happening there. But that's how I found myself today at a forum for journalists who have to operate outside of the … [Read more...] about Hearing from journalists in exile

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Uncategorized Tagged With: exile, journalism, Reporting, UGC, Witness

Rules changed to allow for town hall filming with new rights for bloggers

14th June 2013 by Sarah Hartley

Bloggers and journalists wake up to new rights to film local council meetings today. Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has published a new guide for local people explaining how they can attend and report their local council meetings - and it … [Read more...] about Rules changed to allow for town hall filming with new rights for bloggers

Filed Under: Campaigning, Talk About Local Tagged With: authority, Council, filming, hyperlocal, local, Reporting, scrutiny

Hyperlocal innovation: Google hangout for council reporting

15th March 2013 by Sarah Hartley

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Google hangout - the video conference style service available on the Google + platform - may well have changed the way you do team meetings if you work in a distributed way as we do here at Talk About Local. But how about for broadcasting your local … [Read more...] about Hyperlocal innovation: Google hangout for council reporting

Filed Under: Blog, How to video, Other Tools and Tips, Using Images, Video and Audio Tagged With: Blogging, Council, democracy, google, hangout, Reporting, scrutiny, telford

The wonder of W14: 'Action not journalism'

3rd January 2012 by Sarah Hartley

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Update, Jan 3: The W14 group has just reached a landmark 1,000 members. Congratulations Annette! When nearby boroughs of London were burning, the streets crowded with youngsters looting shops and rioting during the summer of 2010, the police … [Read more...] about The wonder of W14: 'Action not journalism'

Filed Under: Blog, Success Stories Tagged With: Annette Albert, london, Ning, Police, Reporting, W14

Hyperlocal Olympics

20th September 2010 by Mike Rawlins

A couple of days ago the the London Olympic website opened up registrations to become 'Game Makers' or what was known in good old English, a Volunteer at the 2012 games. I had a quick look at the site and you can register as a Generalist or a … [Read more...] about Hyperlocal Olympics

Filed Under: Blog, hyperlocal Tagged With: Blogging, hyperlocal, Media, Olympics, Reporting

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