The Bristol Cable is created and owned by over 2,500 people in the city. With in-depth reporting, free events and a free quarterly print edition, The Bristol Cable is redefining local journalism through groundbreaking investigations, campaigning for change and amplifying marginalised voices. Online, in print and on the street.
Far from being ‘impartial’, BBC coverage of Gaza has consistently amplified Israeli narratives and downplayed Palestinian suffering. Another kind of journalism is needed
We’ve Got Your Boy: Episode 3, Doli Capax (Capable of ‘Evil’)
At 10 years old, England and Wales has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world. In the third episode of this investigative series, we challenge the ideology of punishment over prevention.
We’ve Got Your Boy: Episode 1, Hurt people, hurt people
The perpetrators of serious youth violence are often victims themselves, of failing systems of support that if they worked properly could have prevented needless loss of life. How can we stop it, if we don’t address its root causes?
‘People want to understand their world’: 5 lessons from 2024’s big journalism study
Research has claimed the UK has 'five years to save local journalism'. So we've taken a look at the Reuters Institute's 2024 Digital News Report, which surveys people across the globe, to find some glimmers of hope.
Does the Bristol Cable have an editor? Not really…
Collaboration and collective decision making are at the heart of how our editorial team operates – with the aim of producing better journalism for Bristol.
