Mind the News Gap: 242 local press closures in 7 years

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The journalism news and job website, Press Gazette has created an interactive map, ‘Mind the News Gap’, which shows UK local newspaper launches and closures from 2005 to 2011 Read more »

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How to use WordPress – A practical guide from David Lockie

David Lockie, the founder of Pragmatic Web Limited provides a practical guide, which takes you step by step through how to get up and running with a WordPress-powered website Read more »

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The Guardian Newspaper's Interactive Editor Jonathan Richards

Website toolkit: How to find and write a good story

Before you start writing a story you need to ask yourself: is this new, is it relevant, and is it interesting? Jonathan Richards gives some practical tips on how to find and write good features Read more »

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John Popham describes himself as a Social Media Surgeon "facilitating community development, economic development, business development, and personal development, largely through the power of social media and new technologies"

The hyperlocal Jeremy Paxmans are out there – we just need to find them

The hyperlocal Jeremy Paxmans and David Dimblebys are out there. They just need encouragement and a small amount of resource to make local politics sexy
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