UK Paper Writes Up a New, Hyperlocal Blog

by Matt on Aug 10, 2009 in Industry

This is nice to see: A “traditional” newspaper writing a story about a new hyperlocal blog, and doing so without casting the blog in a negative light.

It’s an article in the Birmingham Post (UK) about a local blog that covers Bourneville Village.

“…a bright, young, Bournville born-and-bred, journalism graduate, Hannah Waldram, has decided that the best way to show off her skills in a tough job market is to get on her bike (yes, she really does have a bike) and find some news to write about.

Hannah reckons she has spotted a gap in the market for original journalism in Bournville. A gap that she thinks could also attract local advertising that would help to support her enterprise.”

It’s a short article, not terribly deep, but like I said … nice to see a lack of antagonism from print media toward a local news blog.

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