An excerpt from a bit of my PhD (in progress) where I give a snapshot of Birmingham’s press history. Might be useful to a wider audience (or at least the list of references at the end might be). Any inaccuracies, then let me know. Continue reading
Author Archives: Dave Harte
What I did at the election in 2015
Oh, I must write this down before I forget. Here’s a round-up of the things I did in and around the general and local elections in May 2015. Continue reading
Birmingham – LEARN TO PLAY AGAIN
This is by way of a diversion from the meat of my PhD but in writing up my methodology I’ve become distracted by various bibliographic records of the alternative press in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. Continue reading
Doing hyperlocal – some reflections on half a decade of not being a journalist
Cross-posted from The Centre for Community Journalism
I’m about to start my sixth year of running a hyperlocal blog for the sleepy suburb of Bournville in Birmingham. It’s timely then to reflect on what I’ve learnt over the years as both practitioner and researcher. Continue reading
Hyperlocal news websites – some 2014 stats
For the third year running I’m updating my analysis of the hyperlocal news websites that are listed on the Openly Local website. Continue reading
Amongst the Kate Bush superfans — an ethnographic reflection
During the interval of the Kate Bush concert I’ve just been to I found myself on my hands and knees on the floor, picking up the scraps of confetti (pictured) which shortly before had been propelled over the audience as part of the climax of the first half of the concert. Continue reading
Payments from local councils to local press
At the recent Revival of Local Journalism conference the Chief Executive of Liverpool City Council, Ged Fitzgerald, reminded the audience of local journalists that he’s obliged to use local newspapers to publish statutory notices for planning, road closures and “all sorts of technical type stuff.” Continue reading
A new newspaper for Birmingham – one copy only
I have just launched a new newspaper for Birmingham. It has 24 pages of fantastic original content covering news, arts, politics, sport, satire. and more. What’s more, it’s written by some of the city’s best writers.
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What I said at Hello Culture 2014
I went to the morning session of Hello Culture, a one-day conference discussing ‘big data’ in the context of arts and culture. I was on a panel called ‘Data – Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?’
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B31 Voices hyperlocal blog – the infographic
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m doing some research with the B31 Voices hyperlocal blog about how they operate and the network of citizens that help make B31 Voices the success it is.
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