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Glimmer of hope in Manchester gloom

By Dan Wood | Published: 25 November 2009
The mood at Communicate 09, the national NHS comms conference, was pretty gloomy this week. Outside the old Victorian Palace Hotel in Manchester it was grey and damp; inside cold and dingy. What really brought the mood down was the collective awareness of the massive financial challenge facing public services in the coming year. But is there an opportunity for some good to come out of the challenges ahead? Read more ...
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Limited sympathy for local papers hit by council freesheets

By Dan Wood | Published: 2 August 2009
While the growth of local authority free newspapers is undoubtedly hitting traditional local titles in some places, let's not pretend that all local papers are the cornerstone of local democracy. We need to debate the future of local media council communications channels, rather than prop up outdated models of media production. Read more ...
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