Zooming In On Hyperlocal News

The way we get our news is changing rapidly. We recently devoted an entire program to teasing out the troubles facing newspapers, and looking at some strategies to save them from bankruptcy, and to prepare a new generation of journalists for the multimedia age.

There’s been another trend in the past few years toward "hyperlocal" news. Multiple sites are popping up that allow you to search for news right on your road or block.

Here to look at this trend is Greg Sterling, an analyst who’s been following the market for a decade. And Adrian Holovaty, the founder of EveryBlock, one of the leading "hyperlocal" news sites.

We also learn about an example of a hyperlocal news site right here in our own backyard. Former Boston Globe editor Jack Driscoll founded Rye Reflections, a citizen-journalism site in his adopted hometown of Rye, NH. He’s also written a book called Couch Potatoes Sprout: The Rise of Online Community Journalism.

The New York Times: 'Hyperlocal' Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers