Interesting/concerning that most of the new online launches are *not* in parts of the country that saw online title closures over the past two years.
A few might be considered replacements: Wiltshire Live closed, but The Ink (Swindon) launched, Herts Live closed, but St Albans Times launched. And Staffordshire Live closed, but Stoke-on-Trent Lead launched, again covering part of the county.
The upside is that there are possibly still quite big gaps in the news market in the 10 or so online title closure areas that didn't get replacements, e.g. Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Sussex
Interesting/concerning that most of the new online launches are *not* in parts of the country that saw online title closures over the past two years.
A few might be considered replacements: Wiltshire Live closed, but The Ink (Swindon) launched, Herts Live closed, but St Albans Times launched. And Staffordshire Live closed, but Stoke-on-Trent Lead launched, again covering part of the county.
The upside is that there are possibly still quite big gaps in the news market in the 10 or so online title closure areas that didn't get replacements, e.g. Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Sussex
I hope some journalists there seize the chance!