Comments on: Hyperlocal News Trend Benefits GeoDomainers http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/06/hyperlocal-news-trend-benefits-geodomainers/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete Kosednar http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/06/hyperlocal-news-trend-benefits-geodomainers/comment-page-1/#comment-401345 Pete Kosednar Thu, 07 May 2009 02:36:32 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6131#comment-401345 I have full access to all the major local sources. The local news media have been very nice to me. One local tv journalist contacts me for news story ideas! I have full access to all the major local sources. The local news media have been very nice to me. One local tv journalist contacts me for news story ideas!

]]> By: M. Menius http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/06/hyperlocal-news-trend-benefits-geodomainers/comment-page-1/#comment-401228 M. Menius Wed, 06 May 2009 22:05:56 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6131#comment-401228 There is a big void coming in local news as papers dissolve. News content may be different compared to the style most people have become accustomed to. Look at iReport and similar in-the-moment approaches. Someone will fill this void. I think we'll see a number of startups, not just one vying for many local markets. A concern is that publishing "real news" requires reliable sources of information and a certain objective eye not tarnished by personal politics, i.e. journalistic integrity. By the way, it's somewhat harder to come by this today than it was decades ago. The "integrity" part means the objectivity stays intact despite what advertisers may try to dictate. While I agree with the "hyperlocal" aspect, publishers may find that their audience is receptive to more than just local news. Local seems a relevant launch point. There is a big void coming in local news as papers dissolve. News content may be different compared to the style most people have become accustomed to. Look at iReport and similar in-the-moment approaches.

Someone will fill this void. I think we’ll see a number of startups, not just one vying for many local markets. A concern is that publishing “real news” requires reliable sources of information and a certain objective eye not tarnished by personal politics, i.e. journalistic integrity.

By the way, it’s somewhat harder to come by this today than it was decades ago. The “integrity” part means the objectivity stays intact despite what advertisers may try to dictate.

While I agree with the “hyperlocal” aspect, publishers may find that their audience is receptive to more than just local news. Local seems a relevant launch point.

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