Call for funds for new newspapers!
Public funding for community newspaper start-ups could be provided in Wales under plans being discussed by politicians in the principality.
The Welsh Assembly has already earmarked £500,000 worth of financial support to community radio stations over a five-year period.
Now Welsh nationalists are calling for a similar initiative for new community newspaper start-ups in the wake of the crisis in the regional newspaper industry.
One Plaid Cymru AM has revealed she has already had discussions with three local groups seeking to plug the gap left by the axeing of two Trinity Mirror-owned paid-for weeklies earlier this year.
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http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/091201startups.shtml
The Welsh Assembly has already earmarked £500,000 worth of financial support to community radio stations over a five-year period.
Now Welsh nationalists are calling for a similar initiative for new community newspaper start-ups in the wake of the crisis in the regional newspaper industry.
One Plaid Cymru AM has revealed she has already had discussions with three local groups seeking to plug the gap left by the axeing of two Trinity Mirror-owned paid-for weeklies earlier this year.
Taken from Hold The Front Page -
http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/091201startups.shtml
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