The Guardian today launches its new
Guardian Local collaborative community journalism initiative in Leed
s with beatblogger John Baron.
Top story is about a pot holed scarred road which may be the worst in Leeds.
Similar Local sites are to follow in Cardiff and Edinburgh. Each has access to tools provided by
mySociety, a charitable project that builds democracy and transparency websites, such as
TheyWorkForYou.com and
FixMyStreet.com.
Local site users will be able to use both
Fix My Street and
Contact Your Councillors.
Fix My Street enables users to flag up and monitor local problems such as graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting, which are passed on to the relevant department at the local council.
Contact Your Councillors allows users to find out who their local councillors are and to contact them directly by filling in a form with their message.
Emily Bell, Guardian News and Media director of digital content, explains the background to the launch
here.
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