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Category Archives: hyperlocal
New York Times: Small-Town Gossip Moves to the Web, Anonymous and Vicious
"Topix, a site lightly trafficked in cities, enjoys a dedicated and growing following across the Ozarks, Appalachia and much of the rural South, establishing an unexpected niche in communities of a few hundred or few thousand people — particularly in what Chris Tolles, Topix’s chief executive, calls “the feud states.” One of the most heavily trafficked forums, he noted, is Pikeville, Ky., once the staging ground for the Hatfield and McCoy rivalry. “We’re running the Gawker for every little town in America,” Mr. Tolles said."
Mashable: Hyperlocal News Source EveryBlock Relaunches As Community Site
"EveryBlock, a hyperlocal news site acquired by msnbc.com in August 2009, unveiled a new version Monday designed to encourage conversation and collaboration among neighbors."
Hedy Korbee: Discrimination against online journalists?
"Birmingham Council press office has been ignoring me and our website for seven weeks. ... I’ve been a journalist for 29 years and have never been treated this way but I suspect it’s because I’m writing online for the first time."
Online Journalism Blog: Online journalists left out in the cold by local government
"[Canadian journalist Hedy Korbee's] experiences of local government [in Birmingham] – and of local journalism – have left her incredulous. Since arriving Hedy has attended every council meeting – she notes that reporters from the BBC and ITV regional news do not attend. Her attempts to get responses to stories from elected officials have been met with stonewalling and silence."
allmediascotland: Subscriber Success for New News Website
"A local news website has picked up 3000 subscribers in just a matter of months - and is making revenue despite having no online display advertising. ... [Eastwoodmercury.co.uk] caters for the middle-class Glasgow suburbs of Newton Mearns, Clarkston and Giffnock and is the brainchild of Tom McConigley, editorial manager of Clyde and Forth Media."
Nieman Journalism Lab: This Week in Review: Patch’s local news play, Facebook takes location mainstream, and the undead web
"Patch determines what communities to enter by using a 59-variable algorithm that takes into account factors like income, voter turnout, and local school rankings."
Toronto Star Intern Journalists: Hyperlocal ‘news cafes’ are taking the Czech news scene by storm
"Last June, [Amsterdam-based investment firm, PPF Group] launched four pilot publications across diverse districts of the country. The ventures, called Nase Adresa or “our address” have three components: weekly newspapers distributed every Monday, interactive websites and news cafes. ... The idea is to create a newsroom environment where as little separation as possible exists between those reporting the news and those consuming it. To break down that wall his company developed news cafes – newsrooms containing public cafes, where community members are encouraged to drop in, share their ideas and even contribute to the publication."
Journalism.co.uk: The hyperlocal election?
"[Hundreds] of hyperlocal blogs and websites [are] covering the UK election. Some are run by journalists like Jones, but others come from individuals and groups of citizens motivated by other reasons."
Press Gazette: Local Heroes 2010: The future of local news starts here
"Kingston University and Press Gazette have teamed up to host a unique one-day conference - Local Heroes 2010 - to showcase success stories and innovation in UK local journalism. ... Confirmed speakers include: Former Birmingham Post and Mail editor in chief Steve Dyson, Teesside Gazette editor Darren Thwaites, ultra local blogging pioneer William Perrin and David Parkin, founder of successful local business news website TheBusinessDesk."
Lost Remote: Definitions: ‘local’ vs ‘hyperlocal’ vs ‘niche’
"A mom blog is a niche site. A neighborhood blog is hyperlocal. A city blog is local. Disagree? Let us know."
The next web: AOL plans to dominate hyperlocal news – can indie journos compete?
"As major media companies colonize [the hyperlocal] space, do small independent publishers have a chance of competing?"
New Media Age: AND’s Local People rolls out iPhone app of local news
"Local People, Associated Northcliffe Digital’s network of hyperlocal sites, has launched an iPhone app to provide communities with news while on the move. ... A Top Places Nearby feature allows users to search for popular attractions by area."
JoshHalliday.net: The future belongs to the doers
"[H]yperlocal news sites should have been embedded into news journalism programmes from day jot ... There’s no teaching practical journalism like beatblogging."