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- Jul 30, 2011
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There's no doubt that the conventional business model is outmoded. The sums don't add up, and people's reading habits have changed out of all recognition.
But there is definitely a role for a really good Sussex news website, and niches for local magazines like Viva Lewes. There could even be a place for something more newsy and upmarket in printed form. I hope so because as things stand we don't really scritinise local authority decision-making in the way we used to, or keep an eye on what's happening to public services. Nobody at present has the resources to do these subjects justice. I remember when the culling began, editors would claim it was because they wanted more human interest stories and less boring politics. Truth is, they could no longer afford decent reporters, or enough of them.
Fully agree with this. There is definitely a future (and some money in it). It's all about being hyper local though I think. Lewes is ahead of the times and I think other similar sized places will catch up soon.
Imagine how much shit Brighton and Hove Council would have got if they were being properly scrutinised over the past four years!