Online Journalism Blog: Can the UK government save journalism?

Paul Bradshaw suggests a number of steps (with examples) that the government could take ‘to create an environment that supports good journalism’:

• Release of public data
• Tax relief on donations to support investigative journalism
• Encouraging innovation and enterprise
• Reskilling of redundant journalists
• An effective local news consortia

Well worth a read – and more suggestions are welcome.

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