Apologies to anyone who thinks that a blog about local democracy has been hijacked and turned into one about how the internet effects newspapers. In defence of this focus, I’d argue that the way that local issues are reported (and how the internet changes this) is one of the big issues that will shape local democracy (and how the hyperscrutiny of the internet will change the character and nature of our local elected representatives is another)

Here’s how the whole question used to look….

From 1981 (via SacredFacts)