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"Local people run local news sites best and our strategy is to seek out independent publishers who have the local contacts and knowledge but who lack the digital expertise and know how to monetise a credible web presence – expertise and know how that Rochdale Online has over a decade of experience in providing.”

Milo recently visited the region and started a series of interviews with digital start-ups, investors and advisors responding to the initial Daily Telegraph piece, many of whom provided their comments to camera captured in this short video.

"I don’t believe untrained or unpaid volunteers alone can produce the kind of journalism on which democracy depends. I believe most people want and value good filters to separate signal from noise – and the best way we’ve ever found to do that is with professional journalists."