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- The Bristol Cable is media co-operative – created and owned by over 2000 (and counting) people in the city. With free events and trainings, a multimedia website and a free quarterly print edition, The Bristol Cable is redefining local journalism through challenging multimedia, community action and cooperative ownership. Online, in print and on the street.
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Why Cable members are voting for change
It’s time to hear from members on which issue we should prioritise in our next campaign – making drug use safer or cleaning up our air.
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Vote online for the Cable’s next campaign and push for change in the city
We believe journalism is more than information. It’s power. And now it’s time to add your voice to create positive change in Bristol.
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Series: The Cornerman Investigations
A secret side of Bristol is revealed by the Cornerman crime series
There's no two ways about it, the Cornerman series is 'sensational', but not at the expense of accuracy, rather because of it.
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Why we go beyond flash in the pan reporting
In the digital age, news is turning into noise so we try to cut through that by telling the full story - from start to finish.
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6 ways the Cable is turning media ownership on its head
Newspapers should quite rightly be judged by what they print, but it’s high time to also focus attention on how they are run as businesses, and who they serve.
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Refer a friend. Share free stuff. Grow the Cable
Members make the Cable. But we really need more of us.
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How we’re creating the next Cable campaign together
We asked members what our next campaign should be… and you came up with some challenging and powerful ideas.
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The Cable view: opening the surveillance state through collaboration
Following a Bristol Cable campaign, police forces must release information on mass spy technology
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Co-op Community Banner Home Page Boot Out Bailiffs
The Cable view: A development for justice in this city, with the help of Cable members
The Cable led calls from across the city to #bootoutbailiffs - and we’re being heard.
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Getting skilled up is just one way the Cable is shaking up the media
A look back at Media Lab 2018 - a free journalism course making the media more accessible.
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Hiring: Community and Events Organiser
The Bristol Cable is an internationally recognised pioneer in building a new model for journalism. We – 2000 members (and growing) – are changing what local media looks like: in what we produce, how it’s produced, and who owns it.
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Edition 16 OUT NOW
Today, we are sending out copies of the magazine out to hundreds of Cable members. To get yours through the post, become a member and pay £3 or more a month. Otherwise, copies will be available for free from hundreds of venues across Bristol within the next week or so.