UK Papers Going Hyperlocal, Too

by Matt on Apr 29, 2009 in Industry

It’s not just US papers that are going hyperlocal (see NY Times and Seattle P-I).

Editors Weblog wrote about Newsquest, a UK-based newspaper publishing company that’s launching hyperlocal sites for seven newspapers and recruiting “citizen journalists” to write news and possibly provide video and audio in the future, too.

They’ve started with 24 hyperlocal sites under the auspices of the Kidderminster Shuttle newspaper. You can see the 24 here.

The takeaway for me, whether it’s UK papers or US papers or wherever, is this: There’s no better time than the present to start a hyperlocal blog. If you don’t do it, someone else will.

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April 29, 2009 | Filed Under Industry 

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