Are you a journalist, journalism student or lecturer interested in health & science reporting? Join me for this free mini-course Cardiff Uni CPD JOMEC @ Cardiff Uni exploring common myths about the vegetative state, family experience & legal/clinical context

Our petition to demand support from the Government for local independent news is gaining momentum. If you value & rely on your local independent paper fill in your postcode to write to your MP now. It takes less than 1 min saveindependentnews.eaction.org.uk/supportthe95 #saveindependentnews #supporthe95

Independent news is in real financial trouble right now - a lot of effort is being made to help your local papers and websites by likes of the Centre 4 Community Journalism #savelocaljournalism but the vital funding just isn't getting through to them. Here a really easy thing you can do to help saveindependentnews.eaction.org.uk/supportthe95

Small grants and new revenue streams – including from the Welsh government or other sources, such as a new council advertising account – make a huge difference to their ability to survive - Karin Wahl-Jorgensen senedd.tv/Meeting/Live/7…

A worrying and generally bizarre approach to media enquiries from the new @ENCouncil - not a great sign for people in Northamptonshire hoping for better, more accountable local government after the shambles of recent years. Let's hope other councils don't go down this route.

South Leeds Life celebrates 10 years of publishing. Happy birthday to the incredible team at South Leeds Life ! 🎂🥂🎉 communityjournalism.co.uk/south-leeds-li…

Our new #Collaborative #CommunityJournalism Project, funded by Trust for London is LIVE! We're looking for Investigative Fellows to attend (free) training & conduct (paid) research with Waltham Forest Echo, 853london, THE LEWISHAM LEDGER and Enfield Dispatch during 2021 -tcij.org/initiative/com…

A long journey for Media Innovation Studio with a fantastic tech partner in Omni digital with @ICNNUK Centre 4 Community Journalism #savelocaljournalism Nesta Department for Culture, Media and Sport Google News Initiative

Join the revolution back to print. Support the #BarnetPost payitforward.london.gov.uk/barnetpost

We are delighted to announce our biennial conference is back: Community Journalism: Building a Sustainable Future. This year's conference will be live on Zoom on Sep 14 & 15. It should be a lively and informative affair! Reserve your place here: cardiff.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Really excited about the launch of our London local newsletter Bubblewrap this afternoon - our Editor mariam and Editor-in-chief @JollyJourno have done an amazing job to get it up and running. More details here: socialspider.com/wp-content/upl…

We’re pleased to help launch the Welsh Public Interest Journalism Fund #wpijf which supports independent community news publishers in Wales to produce public interest news and encourage new entrants to the sector. Details and how to apply: pingnews.uk

Do you live in #Wales? Would you like to set up your own independent community news site? This exciting new grant scheme offers £5,000 to help get your idea off the ground - plus ongoing support! Full details here >> pingnews.uk/new-entrants-a…

Do you run an independent community news publication in Wales? If you're creating public interest news content, this new fund can offer offer up to £8,000 for your time. More details and how to apply: pingnews.uk/welsh-public-i…

New on HTFP today: Founding @thelincolnite editor Daniel Ionescu seeks successor amid Stonebow Media business expansion plans holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2022/news/inde…

Last call for applications to the Welsh Public Interest Journalism Fund #wpijf. The deadline is 11:59 tonight.

First seven recipients of Welsh Public Interest Journalism Fund announced Creative Wales communityjournalism.co.uk/first-seven-re…

Saith cyntaf i dderbyn Cronfa Newyddiaduraeth er Lles y Cyhoedd yng Nghymru wedi’u cyhoeddi Cymru Greadigol communityjournalism.co.uk/cy/saith-cynta…

so this one has been a looong time cooking: a detailed analysis of "where public interest & public benefit meet: the application of charity law to journalism". With Steven Barnett & Tom Murdoch in Journal of Media Law and, thrillingly, it's open access! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I'm in Newcastle this weekend for @pa's Festival of Journalism - talking about The Mill and sharing a panel with Lucas Batt, Centre 4 Community Journalism #savelocaljournalism and Ian Wylie.