Are you disappointed that you didn’t make it in to the Guardian 100 most powerful people in media?
Well don’t be downhearted because Talk About Local are listing the UnHundred, a slightly tongue in cheek but entirely legitimate & serious list of the top 100 people and sites from the hyperlocal and alternative on-line media communities. Like the Talk About Local UnAwards but better.
We want the people who run the sites that make you laugh, sites that make you think & sites that help you with your hyperlocal projects or people who have done something for the benefit of their community or the wider hyperlocal community, or just something that you like. We are looking for things like:
- On-line community radio stations
- Local Twitter feeds
- Message boards
- Facebook groups
- Podcasts
- Using Video
- Using Pictures
- Local news sites
- Satire
- Most helpful person
- Useful resource sites
If you nominate a site try and tell us who it is who is behind it, the awards are for people after all, if you don’t know don’t worry we’ll try and find them for you.
There are no categories that you need to fit in to, it is totally open to any sites that fit in to the basic criteria of, not being mainstream media and should be predominantly online.
We’ll have a panel of judges from the hyperlocal & on-line media communities who will discuss each nomination and compile the final 100.
Nominations are open now by leaving a comment below. All we need for you to nominate someone is a name & a URL but the more info you can give us the better and 1 or 2 sentences about why you are nominating them.
The top 10 of the UnHundred will win a VIP wristband for the next Talk About Local Unconference.
Mike Rawlins
Away from Talk About Local I take photos, fly my quadcopter and walk my two Beagles.
If I'm not doing any of the above then you'll find me volunteering at my local RNLI station as a press officer.
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I would like to nominate Tony Walley for his part in Groundhog Radio (also known as 6townsradio).
I would like to nominate South Leeds Comminuty Radio (www.southleedscommunityradio.org.uk). Al, Sally, Aaron and Jodie lead a team of 80 volunteers putting out music and spoken word programmes reflecting live in our diverse community. Th weekly What’s On is particularly good and well listened to.
Do check as well that the site is listed in the OpenlyLocal hyperlocal directory. It’s free, it’s open data, and it’s got over 280 hyperlocal sites around the UK
Most helpful person/biggest thorn in the side – Neil Houston (@rasga) for submitting hundreds of (impressively written) FOI requests as part of a Help Me Investigate investigation into how parking tickets are dished out around the country.
News Site: Pits N Pots: I think after todays breaking story in which a neighbouring boroughs councillor describes stokies as the under class, lazy, fat, whingers.
Oh, and for all of other reporting they do as well.
http://pitsnpots.co.uk/news/2010/07/work-slim-down-stop-whinging
Useful resource sites: I’d like to nominate my own here. On MyTunstall I’ve started a free business directory which allows businesses and services with or without websites, to sign up onto the site, and create a free business listing.
The results are then spat out in a list or map format.
http://mytunstall.co.uk/directorymap/all
Most Helpful Person: it can only be Chris Taggart