Comments on: UK’s Guardian Newspaper is Going Hyperlocal http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/uks-guardian-newspaper-is-going-hyperlocal/ Tips and Discussion for Local Bloggers Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: links for 2009-12-09 « New media, travel & tourism http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/uks-guardian-newspaper-is-going-hyperlocal/comment-page-1/#comment-3130 links for 2009-12-09 « New media, travel & tourism Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:30:32 +0000 http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/?p=629#comment-3130 [...] UK’s Guardian Newspaper is Going Hyperlocal [...] [...] UK’s Guardian Newspaper is Going Hyperlocal [...]

]]> By: Kaitlin Janusz http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/uks-guardian-newspaper-is-going-hyperlocal/comment-page-1/#comment-1963 Kaitlin Janusz Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:45:44 +0000 http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/?p=629#comment-1963 I agree with your general assessment that hyperlocal blogs are better from the bottom up, but there's something about this job description that makes me happy. It takes a person who actually cares about hyperlocal issues to apply in the first place, and the idea of paying these people like journalists will give them the time to really work on the blogs (unlike hyperlocal bloggers who often are working full time jobs and trying to blog on the side). It's a far cry from the forced local blogging that happens at the J-school at UC Berkeley. It doesn't matter if those students care, they have to blog for school, and they're not getting paid. I imagine that doesn't go over very well. Thanks for the tip though, I'll be sure to check out the blogs and see if they have a ring of sincerity. I agree with your general assessment that hyperlocal blogs are better from the bottom up, but there’s something about this job description that makes me happy. It takes a person who actually cares about hyperlocal issues to apply in the first place, and the idea of paying these people like journalists will give them the time to really work on the blogs (unlike hyperlocal bloggers who often are working full time jobs and trying to blog on the side).

It’s a far cry from the forced local blogging that happens at the J-school at UC Berkeley. It doesn’t matter if those students care, they have to blog for school, and they’re not getting paid. I imagine that doesn’t go over very well.

Thanks for the tip though, I’ll be sure to check out the blogs and see if they have a ring of sincerity.

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