A future for the local press?

Posted by Andrew Bentham at Mon, 27/07/2009 - 3:10pm in Corporate Mandate news

The fear that local papers will disappear is one that has been written about at length in the media- regional, local and national- and a recent article in The Guardian has highlighted the concerns that many people are feeling, namely; who will local institutions and councils answer to if these publications disappear?

The editor of the Guardian, Alan Rusbridger, has come out in support of a plan to give public money to the Press Association, so that money can then be given to support local papers.

How this will play out and what the Press Association will do to make sure public institutions are being held accountable remains to be seen, but as a way of keeping local newspapers alive, it can only be a good thing, surely?

Tagged with: Press Association, Local papers, Guardian, Alan Rusbridger