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Takeaways from @joshiherrmann.bsky.social of @millmedia.bsky.social from his #Budapest talk: 1️⃣ Local newpapers used to be more profitable than national outlets. But the modern ad model stopped Working for them. 2️⃣ He started a Substack, it allowed very easy way to charge for content. It turns out,

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We @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk (soon to be the Bennett School of Public Policy @uniofcam.bsky.social ) are hiring an assistant professor: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50808/

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It was late August, just weeks before opening night, when the Royal Exchange realised their production of A Midsummer Night's Dream was in trouble. “We’re in a chaotic tech [rehearsal],” one staff member told colleagues. “There are things we really need to talk about.” 🧵

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Fully support this. It would be utterly transformative for outlets like ours and allow us to do some much more.

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Please do this @lisanandymp.bsky.social - it will be huge for local journalism. “Why is all this public money – £60m a year – going to the corporate news groups while independent local sites hit the wall?" www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/mi...

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A torso was found in a Salford nature reserve. The police had no suspect, no way to identify the body and no cause of death. This is a thrilling read by @jackdulhanty.bsky.social taking us inside a massive police investigation. manchestermill.co.uk/salford-tors...

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Had missed this. Kudos to @manchestermill.bsky.social (again) for top-notch investigative journalism manchestermill.co.uk/the-universi...

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Latest update on the University of Greater Manchester (Bolton)

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There are now no regional daily newspapers with a circulation above 20k. And only 5 above 10k. Very sad. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...

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🚨 The highly anticipated @roisinlanigan.bsky.social debut is out, and as @londonermag.bsky.social points out, it’s very good. www.the-londoner.co.uk/nfts-basquia...

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This is a fiercely sad and damning piece about the reality of one of our most admired professions. What a terrible fate for a dedicated man www.the-londoner.co.uk/nhs-doctor-s...

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Sunny day in Manchester ☀️

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I'm late to discover The Londoner www.the-londoner.co.uk, but glad to see it getting under the skin of council relations with developers. "...seven Barking councillors took jobs or hospitality from the construction industry or firms linked to it, with the gifts alone worth a reported £27,895."

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well, nobody fainted when I saw The Years a couple of weeks ago 🤷‍♀️It's a brilliant play, btw. Go and see it (and don't faint.) (From @londonermag.bsky.social www.the-londoner.co.uk/are-we-a-thr...)

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Come and edit for us ✍️

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Our investigation into the University of Greater Manchester is in @privateeyenews.bsky.social for the second time, and is now being covered by the BBC and Guardian after being mentioned in parliament twice last week. Keep pushing @molliesimpson.bsky.social 💪

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“You’re trying to create an actual relationship with people,” said Mill Media founder @joshiherrmann.bsky.social in today’s @newyorkermag.bsky.social piece ‘London is a local news desert. What comes next?’ tinyurl.com/3kjrwcar

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Wow. It’s been raised in parliament.

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We're in the @newyorker.com! Great piece on the state of journalism in London, featuring my @londonermag.bsky.social colleagues @hkatewilliams.bsky.social and @milesellingham.bsky.social, and some of our fellow upstarts. www.newyorker.com/magazine/let...

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'Our reporting shows that Barking’s leading councillors accepted thousands of pounds worth of gifts and hospitality from key construction companies, two of which also employed Barking councillors, including the daughter of the council leader.' Pretty clear grounds to investigate here!

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Recently posters went up around Hampstead Heath claiming; “This is not a cruising ground”. People seeking gay sex to get on the apps and “get a room”, they said. I headed to a protest in favour of cruising to get to the root of this controversy for @londonermag.bsky.social

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Remarkable investigative journalism by @manchestermill.bsky.social here: "Why would a senior manager at a university – a man in charge of marketing, recruitment, admissions and HR – be asking for £56,000 in a bank account in Dubai, or transferred to his son?" manchestermill.co.uk/the-universi...

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Eight years ago, young people asked the "great and good" of Rotherham to declare the town the "Children's Capital of Culture" — now it's finally here 📚

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@manchestermill.bsky.social has done amazing work bringing local journalism back from the click bait cliff edge. Check out their latest exclusive on financial shenanigans at Bolton uni manchestermill.co.uk/the-universi...

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This is a really remarkable story from @manchestermill.bsky.social about goings-on at University of Greater Manchester (fka Bolton) manchestermill.co.uk/the-universi...

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I have hugely appreciated my @manchestermill.bsky.social subscription for awhile now, but their reporting (always excellent) is really starting to show the sort of light quality journalism can shine on local shenanigans. Amazing work here: manchestermill.co.uk/the-universi...

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Local journalism is one of the cornerstones of a democratic society. @manchestermill.bsky.social's work on the University of Greater Manchester (formerly Bolton) is a reminder of just what we're missing as so many local papers become hollow shadows of themselves manchestermill.co.uk/the-universi...

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Yes, The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social has the scoop here and what a scoop it is! Local reporting that should be defining the national and political news agenda manchestermill.co.uk/the-universi...

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10 days ago, a senior manager at the University of Greater Manchester texted a colleague asking for £56,000 to be paid into his son's bank account. Why? We can reveal it was part of a secret deal to divert hundreds of thousands of pounds of student fees to his company.

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This is another incredible exclusive from the team at @manchestermill.bsky.social @molliesimpson.bsky.social and @joshiherrmann.bsky.social - truthful, outstanding, hard-hitting journalism! manchestermill.co.uk/the-universi...

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A report on an orchestra that vanished for @londonermag.bsky.social www.the-londoner.co.uk/london-chamb...

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We're almost two years into Prince William's five-year fight to end homelessness in Sheffield. In today's edition, we ask what the city has to show for it so far. 🧵

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The value of playing the long game (great piece on the importance of local journalism done well, and the impact it can have) manchestermill.co.uk/email/8ce1df...

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Arts Council have asked for their £400k back and Sacha has resigned. One for the Manchester crew! manchestermill.co.uk/breaking-sac...

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Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment

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“The fact The Tribune is still here four years on demonstrates that people do want good local news. “If you feel like you’re the only one depressed at what social media gives you, take heart. There are over 2,500 people in Sheffield who feel the same.” www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/taking-on-th...

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How private equity took over your kid's nursery. For the @londonermag.bsky.social I looked into why half your salary is being paid to companies called Little Muffins, and whether City financiers are to blame. www.the-londoner.co.uk/private-equi...

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Had a great chat with @theguardian.com editor @katharineviner.bsky.social at the magnificent John Rylands Library. We covered Gaza, the Observer, the paper's relationship with Manchester and the amazing Cotton Capital series. Join @manchestermill.bsky.social as a member to come to our next events.

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In late 2001, a child's torso was found floating down the Thames. It's become the longest unsolved child murder case in modern Met history. In our latest piece, we unravel this haunting case of human trafficking, false identities and ritualistic murder. www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-thames-t...

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Unlike many London websites full of clickbait rubbish ("we tried the 5 best burgers in London. You'll be amazed which one was third...") @londonermag.bsky.social is full of proper journalism. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be funded by Russian oligarchs or Elon Musk. www.the-londoner.co.uk

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Another first class piece of local journalism manchestermill.co.uk/f1-pit-stops...

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Definitely worth throwing a few quid a months at some real local journalism. I’ve signed up !

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Before there was Musk, there was Miah. I rejoined my friend @joshiherrmann.bsky.social for a special @manchestermill.bsky.social podcast about the online campaigner who took a wrecking ball to a town’s politics, and how Elon Musk sent his theories global. shows.acast.com/the-manchest...

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