Mapping changes in local news 2015-2017 More bad news for democracy? Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community (Bournemouth University) https://research.bournemouth.ac.uk/centre/journalism-culture-and-community/ Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power (King’s College London) http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/policy-institute/CMCP/ Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre (Goldsmiths, University of London) http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-research-centre/ Political Studies Association https://www.psa.ac.uk The Media Reform Coalition http://www.mediareform.org.uk For an electronic version of this report with hyperlinked references please go to: http://LocalNewsMapping.UK https://research.bournemouth.ac.uk/centre/journalism-culture-and-community/ For more information, please contact:
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[email protected] Published: March 2017 978-1-910042-12-0 Mapping changes in local news 2015-2017: More bad news for democracy? [eBook-PDF] 978-1-910042-13-7 Mapping changes in local news 2015-2017: More bad news for democracy? [Print / softcover] BIC Classification: GTC/JFD/KNT/KNTJ/KNTD Published by: Printed in Great Britain by: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community Dorset Digital Print Ltd Bournemouth University 16 Glenmore Business Park Poole, England Blackhill Road Holton Heath BH12 5BB Poole 2 Foreword Local newspapers, websites and associated apps The union’s Local News Matters campaign is are read by 40 million people a week, enjoy a about reclaiming a vital, vigorous press at the high level of trust from their readers and are the heart of the community it serves, owned and lifeblood of local democracy.