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Join us in Belfast for the Local News Forum 2026!

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/join-us-in-belfast-for-the-local-news-forum-2026/

Published: July 2, 2026 10:51

PINF’s deputy director invites you to join local news providers from across the UK, the PINF team, and supporters of local news, in Belfast this October.

Indie News Week 2026: reaching new heights!

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/indie-news-week-2026-reaching-new-heights/

Published: June 25, 2026 10:32

Campaign and Comms Manager Beckie Shuker has been on an epic rail-trip around the country visiting independent news providers during the third annual Indie News Week

“I could tell you probably more about what’s happening in Minnesota than I could about what’s happening in Kettering"

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/i-could-tell-you-probably-more-about-whats-happening-in-minnesota-than-i-could-about-whats-happening-in-kettering/

Published: June 18, 2026 12:41

Strong relationship between local news provision and community cohesion unearthed by new More in Common research - Campaign and Comms Manager Beckie Shuker unpacks the details.

No News is Bad News - this week, we're fighting back!

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/no-news-is-bad-news-this-week-were-fighting-back/

Published: June 11, 2026 12:37

The fight for local journalism and the events uniting communities and newsrooms this week: Campaign and Comms Manager Beckie Shuker brings you the latest on Indie News Week 2026

From Canberra to Westminster: the global fight to make big tech pay for news

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/from-canberra-to-westminster-the-global-fight-to-make-big-tech-pay-for-news/

Published: June 4, 2026 13:58

PINF Campaign and Comms Manager, Beckie Shuker, breaks down the latest developments in Australia's fight to hold big tech accountable for local news.

Local news wins: awards, milestones and impact from the first half of 2026

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/local-news-wins-awards-milestones-and-impact-from-the-first-half-of-2026/

Published: May 28, 2026 09:28

Beckie Shuker, PINF's Campaign and Comms Manager, rounds up the milestones, wins and celebratory moments from 2026 so far.

Whose BBC is it anyway?

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/whose-bbc-is-it-anyway/

Published: May 21, 2026 13:27

PINF's Campaign and Communications Manager Beckie Shuker sets out PINF's full response to the Government's Green Paper on the BBC Charter Review

The Power of Community: what Greater Community Media learned from the first Co-Creational Media Training Programme

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/the-power-of-community-what-greater-community-media-learned-from-the-first-co-creational-media-training-programme/

Published: May 14, 2026 11:00

Lucas Batt, co-founder of Greater Community Media, shares how the first training on co-creational media is changing practice in newsrooms and building a global community of practitioners.

How we ASPIRE to better measure the state of the UK’s local news

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/how-we-aspire-to-better-measure-the-state-of-the-uks-local-news/

Published: May 7, 2026 15:25

Joe Mitchell, Deputy Director of PINF, invites the sector to help shape a new way to measure the success of local news - with the goal of tracking progress, supporting newsroom self-assessment and unlocking investment.

What can we learn from LION about keeping local news alive?

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/what-can-we-learn-from-lion-about-keeping-local-news-alive/

Published: April 30, 2026 11:53

PINF Campaign and Comms Manager, Beckie Shuker, digs into the details of LION's Sustainability Audit report to work out what we can learn from the US on local news sustainability in the UK.

Let’s talk: about community-centred local news

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/lets-talk-about-community-centred-local-news-2/

Published: April 23, 2026 11:21

Fresh from Greater Govanhill's win at the AMIC International Award for Local Media, and International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Rhiannon J Davies explains why we need to focus on strengthening local journalism now more than ever.

What’s happening to information?

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/whats-happening-to-information/

Published: April 16, 2026 14:17

Jonathan Heawood reflects on the centrality of our information ecosystem to the future of democracy.

US Local News Day: helping local news thrive

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/us-local-news-day-helping-local-news-thrive/

Published: April 9, 2026 10:20

While erratic Truth Social posts from across the pond are raising eyebrows and petrol prices in the UK, when it comes to local news, the Colonials are definitely doing something right.Today, newsrooms and community leaders across the United States are…

What we learned from a year of the Bradford StoryHub

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/what-we-learned-from-a-year-of-the-bradford-storyhub/

Published: April 2, 2026 08:21

John Offord, leader of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism's Bradford StoryHub, unpacks the local project to create space for community-led journalism.

MPs show their support for independent local journalism

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/mps-show-their-support-for-independent-local-journalism/

Published: March 26, 2026 15:29

PINF Campaign and Comms Manager Beckie Shuker debriefs on our joint drop-in event in Parliament with the Media APPG

"The future of news is local": Culture Secretary commits £12m for local news

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/the-future-of-news-is-local-culture-secretary-commits-12m-for-local-news/

Published: March 17, 2026 00:00

PINF Executive Director, Jonathan Heawood, dissects the Government's action plan to support local media.