Volgens Simon Kelner van The Journalism Foundation kunnen lokale nieuwssites het gat dat verdwijnende lokale kranten achterlaten opvullen:

Journalism is no longer the preserve of trained professionals working in the traditional media. The open access of the Internet, the rise of the blogosphere and the advent of social media has seen an exponential rise in citizen-based
journalism. We have seen around the world the powerful role these networks play in the effective dissemination of information and opinion. This is journalism every bit as worthwhile as more established forms, and in Britain, where the decline of local newspapers has left a gap in the reporting of local affairs and regional politics, there is a clear need for initiatives to make up this deficit. Here at The Journalism Foundation, we would like to see a thousand flowers bloom. We believe that democracy is served by free and independent journalism, and we are pleased to present this, our free online toolkit for anyone who wants to start up their own local news network.

1. Be Part of the Content Ecosystem

2. Follow a Schedule

3. Embrace Multiple Platforms

4. Engage and Participate

5. Share. Don’t Steal.

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01 Above all else, factual accuracy and attention to detail.

02 Write the site that you want to read.

03 Be more skeptical.

04 Attribute well — the way you’d want to be attributed.

05 Add context.

06 Be critical, but don’t be unfair.

07 Care about your writing.

08 Care about your design.

09 Don’t be the 10th person to write the same thing.

10 Try new things, all the time.

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