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Will journalists ‘cover local news for life, with no chance of parole?’

An Essay in Words and Photographs

‘The local stories are the toughest. They matter more to readers ….’

...strong, local reporting—and devoting the resources necessary to do it—is so important to daily newspapers.

“Unique local content” is by now a familiar phrase as print competes with digital media for readers’ attention. With constantly updated international and national news reporting and commentary just a…

Lane DeGregory offers tips and describes some of the stories she’s written to reporters who work at community newspapers.

For those seeking to venture into the hyperlocal sphere—whether affiliated with a news organization or not—we’ve developed tips through observation and study. —J.S.1. Get ready for a high-touch experience: Citizen…

‘In communities with little news coverage, people are using the Web to restore a sense of place.’

‘Productivity, a central and venerable tenet of corporate culture, began to occupy the world of news in a way it previously had not.’

A new Nieman Web site will ‘aggregate important information about best practices in preserving and advancing journalism that adheres to its fundamental principles.’