December 17, 2014
Media shift
There can be little doubt that the nation’s media is in a state of digital flux. The way that the news is presented, accessed, consumed and responded to is fast-changing and increasingly driven by innovation in social media. The referendum campaign spawned many of these new digital forms – the latest to launch is from Common Weal – a daily news service at Common Space. Carnegie have just completed a two year study on the significance of community driven local media.
17/12/14
Over the past two years the Carnegie UK Trust’s Neighbourhood News initiative has supported five leading local news projects with £10,000 each to deliver community news in new and innovative ways. The Trust’s new policy summary draws on key findings from Neighbourhood News and sets out a new agenda for the future of local news in the UK. The policy summary provides 11 recommendations for how government, regulators, funders and other local news providers can support community-led local news.
Click here to download the policy summary (PDF).
The full evaluation report is also available here.
For more information please contact Lauren Pennycook, Policy Officer at laurenp@carnegieuk.org