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Tag Archives: local journalism
Stay pressed
In the wake of the continuing closure of local papers, this time in Cannock and South Staffordshire, there’s a very interesting article written by good friend of the Brownhills Blog, Stuart Williams, over at he is revitalised Bloxwich Telegraph. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Express & Star, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Blowich Telegraph, Bloxidge Tallygraph, Brownhills, Cheap tat, Common people, Connect Cannock, Express & Star, Jayne Howarth, local blogs, local journalism, local press, New media, press decline, Stuart Williams, The Plastic Hippo, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Observer, WV11
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Brownhills – let’s talk it up…
Here’s an interesting experiment. Features writer for the Express & Star, Chris Davies, is writing a piece about life in Walsall, and would like recommendations for good Brownhills businesses, places to go, historic stories etc. for a positive feature on … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local music, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bloxidge Tallygraph, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Chasewater, Chris Davies, Clayhanger, Express & Star, local blogs, Local History, local journalism, Pubs, Shire Oak, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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The Wall
I see that the Express & Star have finally jumped the shark. They’re introducing a paywall, so that most of their online daily content is subscriber only. In short, there’s very little on their website that you’ll be able to … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Events, Express & Star, Followups, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged bloggers, Cheap tat, Express & Star, hyperlocal, journalism standards, journalistic suicide, local blogs, local journalism, local newspapers, paywall, Silly, The YamYam, Twitter
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