The Hyperlocal Bible: Helpin the police with their inquiries (and vice-versa)
FROM getting on the police media list to trying to get information out of the press team.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Clarifications and corrections
SOMETIMES, you make a mistake. Hopefully, you are confident and (slight irony here) professional enough to admit it. We are not talking libels here but a mistake, a genuine one.
The Hyperlocal Bible: The Awkward Squad
FIND THEM and treat them well. Whether they are bloggers, columnists, readers or commentators; find those whoo are not afraid to speak out. We are talking about reasoned, intelligent people and not the “speak as I find trolls” that inhabit cyberspace.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Attendance at Civic Events
WE filmed this piece just before venues began at a Holocaust Memorial Event in Harlow.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Trashtalking the opposition
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Compromise and the right of reply
A BIT vague here but discussing the nature of compromise and right of reply on some stories.
This only applies to being on line.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Forging links with universities
YT has always been very grateful for help and advice we have been given from academic institutions that are interested in helping hyperlocal news organsiations.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Crime Reporting: Judging the tone
SOMETIMES, with crime reporting, getting the tone right is so important. Yes, you have to report the facts but…
The Hyperlocal Bible: Getting up early
HERE we are, in the cold and in the rain, for a photo call. But we are the only ones there…
The Hyperlocal Bible: Know Your Audience
ARE you writing for yourself? Do you have an agenda. Or let us ask the question: Do you have any idea as to who is actually reading your paper and how do you adapt to that?
The Hyperlocal Bible: The Arts
WE have found the arts add a lot of colour to our websites and when they have an opening or a presentation, it allows you to catch up and or network.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Standing in front of old newspapers…
HE heritage page is really important. Heritage can mean anything from having a working knowledge of your patches history to now and again dipping into the archive of past newspapers.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Staying close to heritage
OUR film is framed behind a backdrop of local newspapers that go back decades. The papers are housed in a museum. We think you should stay close to both.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Sometimes getting reports can leave you out in the cold…
IN case you think that once you start your newspaper, that the reports will fall at your feet, think again.
The Hyperlocal Bible: Taking the flak
NOT all your stories are going to be popular. Not your fault. But be prepared to have to take it on the chine. Or, take action. It is up to you….
The Hyperlocal Bible: Walking The Beat
SOMETIMES, go for a walk and see what you can find…..
The Hyperlocal Bible: Filming on private land
IT IS not always obvious. Naturally, you would not just walk into someone’s house but you could be where this is being filmed, The Water Gardens in Harlow and be admonished for filming on private land.
The Hyperlocal Bible: The Football Manager
IT can be a tricky area. The interview with the football manager. You hope to build up relationships with everyone but the one with a football manager can be fraught with danger. So we spoke to East Thurrock United manager, John Coventry about how he gets on with the press and a few handy hints […]
The Hyperlocal Bible: The Book Club
LOCAL authors are a rich quarry of information and stories. We spoke to Harlow author, Ram Gulrajani about how he gets the word out there and the help he gets from the press.
The Hyperlocal Bible: IT
THERE are some people who run on-line newspapers who are IT proficient. Not this reporter. So always be on the look out for handy pieces of advice. It is not in my comfort zone so be on the look out.
The Hyperlocal Bible: A second opinion…
IT can be a solitary experience, running an on-line newspaper on your own. So it is important that you take the opportunity to grab second opinion. These can be from journalists with greater knowledge than you or others with greater emotional intelligence.
The Hyperlocal Bible: The Taxman Cometh
IT was a cold Monday morning and the first job of the day was a meeting with the accountant. It is January and it is tax return time. We thought we would reflect on this period of the year and whether an on-line newspaper should be a sole trader, limited company or some other entity.
Hyperlocal Bible: Traffic and Travel
TRAFFIC AND travel in the south east. Snowflake spotted!? If you run your own on-line newspaper, then how should you approach reporting the weather, traffic, travel.
Hyperlocal Bible: Council Meetings: Cabinet
WHY would you need to go to a council meeting? You get the agenda, you get the minutes. Job done?