Emerging evidence in the UKDamian 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

Research Policy Industry

Research

More of the same please = longitudinal analysis

Policy

Industry: Tech

Industry: BBC

Industry: Commercial Media

No silver bullet…

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…But collectively can make a difference