My recent sojourn in the west of Ireland has made me look at this whole newspapers v councils issue in a new light.
Roy Greenslade, it seems to me, is thinking inside a very English box. On the Guardian blog, he accuses Darlington councillor Nick Wallis of disingenuity in his dealings with a local journalist when [...]
Posts on ‘August 27th, 2009’
Local newspapers v council newspapers redux
The internet for councillors
Apologies for the light posting here lately – even bloggers go on holiday, y’know?
I’ve not collected my thoughts for any original posts yet, though the ‘Duty to Promote Democracy’ and the obligation to offer petitions will be on the statute book shortly providing plenty of new material in the coming weeks.
For now, Dave Briggs has [...]
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