If you’ve walked into 2010 with plans on becoming, remaining or sustaining a hyperlocal news venture, there is lots you should already know and have already read.
Still, while thumbing through some links I thought were particularly important, I managed to find five stories from 2009 I think are most valuable.
- A Brief History of Hyperlocal News by Keith Hopper
- 10 new routines for a Hyperlocal news site by Nieman Journalism Lab
- Can the Grey Lady sell ads to hyperlocal businesses by Econsultancy
- Let’s build an ecosystem around hyperlocal bloggers by Jeff Jarvis for Guardian
- Ad shift throws blogs a business lifeline by New York Times
And, if I could, I might, hesitantly and humbly, also suggest folks read my “Hyperlocal news: a definition,” which argues that there is an important distinction between local and hyperlocal. Might be worth it.
What else might you add to this list?
One thought on “Required reading from 2009 for hyperlocal news entrepreneurs”