Tampa Tribune editor: paper is an add-on to the web site

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by kennyroo • 18 years ago

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koblas• 18 years ago

Making newspapers hyperlocal is a scary thought.

I think one of the big values that newspapers and other media -- skipping the intrinsic bias diatribe -- bring is a breath of coverage. I read the newspaper for some amount of news, but I also find it invaluable to have a breath of information brought to my attention.

Part of the value of my higher education (and even my lower) was the breath of topics I was exposed to. If all I read is the huffingtonpost I'm doomed...

aasarava• 18 years ago

Aren't community papers essentially already "hyperlocal" (think SF Bay Guardian, East Bay Express, etc.)? Even at the city paper level for most small- and mid-sized cities, the local section is a big part of why people subscribe (think SF Chronicle).

A large percentage of the national reporting in these papers comes from the AP, so the papers aren't adding any unique perspective -- they're just delivering the content to you... at a high cost. You may rely on those AP stories for a broader view of the nation and world, but for the owners of the paper it's a whole lot cheaper to deliver you that news online.

Tampa Tribune editor: paper is an add-on to the web site

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