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Who’ll replace local newspapers?

Submitted by Matthew Sboc from Google Reader

Jun 20, 2009

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(I sometimes fear that the conversation here on Hyperlocal Blogger is focused too much on hyperlocal news and what’s going on around us with so many newspapers struggling. After all, local news blogs are just one of my 5 types of local bloggers. I don’t mean to ignore the other types, but we’re in a cycle now where the news industry and news bloggers are carrying the conversation. Apologies if this isn’t of interest; hopefully, you appreciate the importance of this topic even if it doesn’t directly apply to your blog.)

Reason magazine’s Jesse Walker writes a great article about the ongoing demise of many newspapers, which we’ve talked about plenty here on HLB. He also suggests four places to get local information after the newspaper goes away:

The gadflies. (”No truthful list of local sources can exclude this guy. When he isn’t watching lawmakers, he’s on the phone with reporters, urging them to cover some story that eluded their attention.”)
The activists. (”Like the independent gadfly, these organized gadflies often uncover the stories that eventually make the

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