Emerging evidence in the UK

Damian Radcliffe, Honorary Research Fellow, JOMEC

Where we were

Nesta launches Here and Now in 2012

Accompanies launch of Destination Local programme
Strong on case studies and analysis
Shortage of data and facts
We have learned lots since then

Market Size

Content Analysis

Publisher Survey

Civic, Public and Journalistic value

But challenges remain

Sustainability
Financial
Personnel

Profile and Recognition

Discoverability
Relationships with traditional media, politicians and regulators
Access to non-financial resources and services

Underpinned by the financial

reality

Solutions

Resear
ch

Policy

Industr
y

Research
More of the same please = longitudinal analysis

Policy

Industry: Tech

Industry: BBC

Industry: Commercial Media

No silver bullet
But collectively can make a difference

Thanks for listening

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