Priya Natarajan

Priya writes about culture, music and the politics of the creative economy. Her essays have appeared in magazines on three continents.

Stories: 4

The Long Read: How One Town Built Its Own Newspaper

Tomás Herrera, Priya Natarajan / Open Ledger Nov 11, 2026

When the last paper in Marlow County folded, a retired printer, a school librarian and two hundred neighbours decided to start another. This is how they did it, and what it cost.

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A New Generation of Poets Is Rewriting the Protest Song

Priya Natarajan / Common Ground Nov 9, 2026

Spoken-word nights, zines and bedroom recordings are replacing the stadium anthem. The politics are the same. The sound is not.

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Culture

The Quiet Revival of the Neighbourhood Cinema

Priya Natarajan / Common Ground Nov 5, 2026

Streaming was supposed to finish them. Instead, a handful of small cinemas are thriving by doing everything the multiplex does not.

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Culture

Mapping the Rise of the Independent Newsroom

Priya Natarajan, Eleanor Strand / Common Ground Oct 31, 2026

Hundreds of small, reader-funded newsrooms have launched in five years. A new survey shows what they have in common, and what keeps them alive.

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Culture

The Long Read: How One Town Built Its Own Newspaper

A New Generation of Poets Is Rewriting the Protest Song

The Quiet Revival of the Neighbourhood Cinema

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Mapping the Rise of the Independent Newsroom