William Perrin discussed local media projects funded by the Carnegie UK Trust through the Neighbourhood News program. Five diverse projects were selected through an application process and each received two payments of £5,000. The interim findings showed that local media projects do not need to be capital intensive and can be supported through small amounts of funding. Each project demonstrated a blend of journalism, community engagement, and technical skills. The funding helped create jobs for media workers and increased community involvement in local news production. Perrin raised social and media policy questions around how to better support start-up local news projects and encourage more market competition through small online news providers.