Tag: communications

Cairncross Review: a level playing field for UK journalism?

  • Online platforms should have a ‘news quality obligation’ to improve trust in news they host, overseen by a regulator
  • Government should explore direct funding for local news and new tax reliefs to support public interest journalism
  • A new Institute for Public Interest News should focus on the future of local and regional press and oversee a new innovation fund

The Cairncross Review into the future of the UK news industry has delivered its final report, with recommendations on how to safeguard the future sustainability of the UK press. Continue reading Cairncross Review: a level playing field for UK journalism?

Latest news from Trinity Community Council

Here’s your first update of 2019 from Trinity Community Council following an excellent session in January with the Convener of Transport & Environment.

Our next meeting, on February 11th will hear about the massive
development planned for the area beyond Granton Harbour and, in
particular, the plans that the National Galleries have for their
National Collections Facility which is already housed there. Continue reading Latest news from Trinity Community Council

You talkin’ ta me? Generative Dialogue training session

We are running a short training session with Margaret Williamson from Board Room Development.  She will introduce Generative dialogue as a way to have conversations that encourage people to share ideas, views and understanding by listening to the voices of others.

It might be useful for members of Boards or Management Committees, Community Councillors or anyone working in partnerships with other agencies.

This training is free and will take place at Granton:Hub on Thursday 4th October from  10 -12.  Please do let me know if you or anyone you work with would like to attend.

See attached or our website for further details.  https://www.communityactionnorth.org/portfolio/events-portfolio-3/

Anita Aggarwal

Community Development Worker

Community Action North

0131 315 6405

anita@communityactionnorth.org

Check out our training programme here –don’t forget to book.

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Attached to our phones: a decade of digital dependency

  • Ofcom study shows how a decade of technological revolution has transformed our behaviour
  • One in five people spend more than 40 hours a week online
  • Brits now need constant connection to internet, and are checking their smartphone every 12 minutes

Most people in the UK are dependent on their digital devices, and need a constant connection to the internet, following a decade of digital transformation revealed by Ofcom today. Continue reading Attached to our phones: a decade of digital dependency