Angry People in Local Newspapers

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Angry People in Local Newspapers is a website and a series of social media accounts.

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History

Angry People in Local Newspapers was started by Alistair Coleman, a journalist at the BBC. It was started by Coleman as a blog after he read a story with the headline "Naked neighbour put me off men and sausages". [1] [2] The primary outlet for Angry People in Local Newspapers was later changed to a Facebook page. [3] A book, titled Angry People in Local Newspapers: The break-out stars of 2018, was published in 2018. [4]

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Angry People in Local Newspapers shares articles from local newspapers, including reader's letters. [5] It is also known for the cliched photographs it shares. [6] [7]

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