| Type | Blog |
|---|---|
| Format | Web |
| Founder(s) | Matthew Brown |
| Editor-in-chief | Matthew Brown |
| Associate editor | I. Adams |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Language | British English |
| Headquarters | Thanet |
| Website | thanetstar |
Thanet Star is a crowd funded[1][2] weblog[3] edited and written a number of people[4] from Thanet.[5] It's subject matter focuses primarily on the politics of Thanet and the surrounding area[6] particularly grassroots campaigns centered on Thanet District Council policy.[citation needed]
Its writers occasionally contribute to the Thanet Gazette[7] on behalf of the site.
In 2008 Justin Williams an Assistant Editor at the Telegraph Media Group[8] indicated the blog in a short list of the last few places with true journalism in Thanet.[9][10][11] Thanet Star was listed on Williams "Map of the UK’s independent local news sites"[12] in 2009[13].
Although aimed at a UK audience the server for Thanet Star was hosted in Wisconsin[14] until 2017. The domain was first registered in May 2007. It is listed in the independent Thanet blogs List.[15]
The blog attempts to enact the Bloggers Code of Conduct originally proposed by Tim O'Reilly[16] in the year the blog was founded. This is mostly due due to the perception of hostility in Thanet blogging[17].
References edit
- ^ www.gofundme.com/ThanetStar2014
- ^ [1]
- ^ Thanet Finder listing for Thanet Star
- ^ [2]
- ^ Thanet Star
- ^ [3]
- ^ www.thanetgazette.co.uk
- ^ http://muckrack.com/justin_williams
- ^ http://thanetstar.com/article/is-the-last-journalist-about-to-switch-off-the-lights
- ^ The Thanet Gazette: Will the last journalist to leave please turn out the lights
- ^ developers.org retreaved 2008
- ^ Justin Williams: The UK’s independent local news sites mapped
- ^ http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/02/23/justin-williams-the-uks-independent-local-news-sites-mapped/
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ Tim O'Reilly (2007-03-03). "Call for a Blogger's Code of Conduct". O'Reilly Radar. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ [6]
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