An interesting post about an interesting panel on an interesting trend: hyperlocal news.
Take a read (and/or a listen) when you have a few minutes.
From The Flack blog:
A panel of five senior news executives and one influential industry reporter share a useful and eye-opening overview of this trend that's sweeping both established media companies and small start-ups. The panelists included:
- Jim Schachter, editor, Digital Initiatives, The New York Times/NYTimes.com
- Brian Farnham, editor-in-chief, AOL Patch
- Meredith McGinn, director of news and content, NBC Local Media New York
- Susan Sullivan, vice president, news, NBC Local Media New York
- Jake Dobkin, publisher/co-founder, Gothamist
- Steve Safran, editor, Lost Remote