The UK government this year introduced a local media strategy designed to strengthen local journalism and address the decline of community news.

Among its aims is a pledge of up to £12m to help local news publishers invest in digital technology and support community radio stations, as the industry continues to struggle with the decline of print and the emergence of news deserts.

Industry response has been largely positive, described as a 'welcome start' that could encourage younger people to take an interest in local news – though important details are yet to surface. And familiar arguments waged on: 'legacy news is in denial about the industry's decline' versus 'legacy news does a lot of the........

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