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March 26, 2019updated 30 Sep 2022 7:33am

Herts Ad launches fortnightly video round-up to help children engage with local news

By Charlotte Tobitt

The Herts Advertiser has launched a fortnightly video news round-up for children, saying it wants to help them engage with local reporting in the face of “rising distrust” in the media.

The Archant-owned weekly title published the first News Hound video on Thursday, saying the series is designed to inform youngsters about what is going on in St Albans and Harpenden in a digestible format.

The video, which is under two minutes long and focuses on two stories from the past week, was directed by reporter Laura Bill, while the News Hound logo was designed by chief reporter Anne Suslak.

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