Reports

Colbran, M. (2015) ‘Penal reform groups, new media and the mainstream news: strategies for managing the new media landscape’ London: The Howard League

https://howardleague.org/publications/penal-reform-groups-new-media-and-the-mainstream-news/

This report sets out strategies for penal reform special interest groups and NGOs to ensure extra coverage in mainstream and other media, improve discussion of the complex issues relating to crime and justice and improve public knowledge and understanding of these issues. The report identifies a number of strategies that could be adopted to achieve improved coverage via mainstream and new media and suggests alternative forms of media that could be used to engage with targeted audiences.

Colbran, M. (2022) Written evidence submitted to the Digital Culture Media and Sport Committee as part of their inquiry into Sustainability of Local Journalism

https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/111571/pdf/

The report considered the following:

1) the reason local news reporting is in crisis (pgs 1-2);

2) the specific value that non-profits, such as the Bureau Local and the Bristol Cable, bring to the field of local journalism (pgs 2-5);

3) why and in what ways they should be funded (pgs 5-6); and

4) how this funding can strengthen and improve the quality of local reporting (pgs 7-8).