Media Tweets - Written by NYU Staff on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 10:42 - 0 Comments

Can Hyperlocal News Have Widespread Success?

A MediaTweet by benjilanyado, handpicked by NewzBeta contributors

Share |

By NYU Staff

benjilanyado: New blog post: Is hyperlocal all hype? http://bit.ly/7kTnbd [With added Mickey Mouse for those who reach the bottom.]
This blog posting sums up the debate over hyperlocal news. How can the business model succeed if advertisers want many readers but local news, by nature, only draws local readers? What if a hyperlocal news outlet feels too much pressure to report news that isn’t newsworthy?

Share |




Leave a Reply

Comment

About NewzBeta

NYU - Business & Economic Reporting Program
Newzbeta is dedicated to covering innovation and entrepreneurship in the media as it struggles to find new financial models to support journalism. The site is produced by students in NYU’s Master of Arts program in Business and Economic Reporting (BER). Learn More

Story Ideas?

Do you have an idea for a story we should cover? Or would you like to contribute a story to Newzbeta? Please contact us.

Most Popular

Blogs - Dec 14, 2009 10:26 - 0 Comments

A Sports Site Goes Under

More In Blogs


Articles - Sep 5, 2010 15:40 - 0 Comments

Newstin Cracks Language Barriers Online

More In Articles


Media Tweets - Dec 14, 2009 9:46 - 0 Comments

Byrne Busy in China

More In Media Tweets