[ecrea] Hyperlocal news: new open access report

We have published today our findings from the most comprehensive survey 
of the UK hyperlocal sector to date, the result of a collaboration 
between two different AHRC-funded projects: the Media Power and 
Plurality project, based at Westminster; and the Media, Community and 
Creative Citizen project, based at Cardiff and Birmingham City.



We have gathered a substantial amount of data on the current practices, 
funding, staffing and outlooks of those who run hyperlocal sites. 
Interpretation, analysis and policy implications will be the subject of 
future academic papers, but in the meantime we have created a dedicated 
open access site to make the data as usable and accessible as possible: 
http://hyperlocalsurvey.wordpress.com/



Alternatively, the report (including a two page summary of key findings) 
can be downloaded here: 
https://hyperlocalsurvey.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/hyperlocal-community-news-in-the-uk-2014.pdf



Please do pass this on to anyone you think might be interested, we are 
keen to disseminate the data as widely as possible.



Steve







Prof Steven Barnett

Professor of Communications

Faculty of Media, Art and Design

University of Westminster

Watford Road, Harrow

Middlesex HA1 3TP



Direct Line: +44 (0)20 7911 5981

email: (s.barnett /at/ westminster.ac.uk)

Follow me on Twitter @stevenjbarnett



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