8 Mar

Hyperlocal news sites worth following

Again, Christopher Wink, a marketing director for a non-profit homeless project, offers a long list of hyperlocal news sites in the U.S. Some include: Baristanet — Monmounth County, Montclair*, N.J. […]

8 Mar

What is hyperlocal news: another definition from an unusal source

Christopher Wink, the marketing director for homeless advocacy non-profit group, provides a very interesting definition of hyperlocal news. “So here’s what I mean by that. The hyperlocal movement is encapsulating […]

7 Mar

Searching for a new revenue model

From the folks at the Mashable.com website, here are eight news media business trends for 2010. They are: Social media monetization Revenue beyond advertising As publications fold, others become lean […]

7 Mar

Hyperlocal journalism as community building

For those interested in the advocacy aspects of hyperlocal journalism, Robert Niles suggests journalism in 2010 is about community building. It is particularly interesting in the context of civic journalism […]

7 Mar

Gordon Borrell interviews hyperlocal news pundit Jeff Jarvis

6 Mar

The Toronto Star’s Your City, My City project an innovative approach

The Your City, My City project announced by the Toronto Star this weekend represents some of the most progressive journalism taking place in Canada. Publisher John Cruickshank is breaking important […]

5 Mar

Hyperlocal topic at upcoming newspaper associations’ conference

A media all-star with journalism roots in Ontario will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Ink and Beyond conference, to be held May 13-14 in Toronto. John Paton was […]

5 Mar

Facebook and hyperlocal news sites

This article reviews how Facebook can be used by a hyperlocal news website, as one of several social media tools. As Joni Ayn Alexander writes, other social media tools may […]

5 Mar

Creating a non-profit community news site

One financial model being experimented with by hyperlocal news sites is not-for-profit. Instead of advertising generating revenues, subscribers or donors provide the funds necessary to operate. Here are five tips […]

5 Mar

Washington Post ends hyperlocal news experiment

Like a few other large urban newspapers, the Washington Post decided to take a stab at a hyperlocal news site, but without success. It ended last month. Here is one […]