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# No news is bad news
- URL: https://www.localauthority.news/come-behind-the-s/
- Published: 2026-06-15T08:00:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-15T08:00:56.000Z
- Author: Local Authority

*Local Authority* will [host an Open Newsroom](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-authority-open-newsroom-tickets-1991481070491?ref=localauthority.news) at Sun Pier House in Chatham on Friday as part of [Indie News Week](https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/indienewsweek/?ref=localauthority.news).

The event will give readers and residents the chance to meet the team, ask questions, suggest stories, and discuss the issues affecting their part of Medway.

Indie News Week is run by the [Public Interest News Foundation](https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/?ref=localauthority.news), of which *Local Authority* is a member. This year's theme is 'No news is bad news,' which is a pretty good summary of why independent local journalism needs to exist.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c9/db/c9dbc66c-6648-4e37-8eff-948c5ef63bc6/content/images/2026/06/Untitled-design--7--5.png)

The point of the day is simple enough. Come and tell us what we're missing.

If there's something happening in your part of Medway that deserves more attention, we'd like to hear about it. We're particularly keen to hear from people in Medway's villages and more rural communities, where stories and issues can struggle to reach a wider audience.

The event is free to attend, but you can register below so we have a rough idea of numbers:

[Register to visit our Open Newsroom](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-authority-open-newsroom-tickets-1991481070491?ref=localauthority.news)

****Support** ***Local Authority** **for £40 for Indie News Week.**

Local Authority is primarily funded by readers.

As part of Indie News Week, we’re offering a full year of **Local Authority* for £40, reduced from the usual £60 annual subscription price.

If our reporting helps you make sense of Medway, we’d be grateful for your support.

[Support Local Authority for £40 ](https://www.localauthority.news/indienewsweek40)