Great story in Fast Company about Rob Curley and his leadership in the hyper-local news stakes. Curly understands what local communities want and is using the Internet to deliver on that. He is makes content which is indispensable to its community – like any local newspaper. I reckon that local news is fading in Australia with centralised newsrooms and fewer resources closer to the action to report local events from a local perspective. Compared to what Curley is doing local newspapers in Australia are dinosaurs. The Fast Company article is well worth reading.
Local news and how Australia is behind in the game
Mark
October 31st, 2006 · 1 Comment
Category: Newspapers
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1 Renai LeMay // Oct 31, 2006 at 2:24 PM
Mark,
once again I am grateful I subscribe to your incredibly interesting blog! Keep the insightful posts coming — this was a great article I would have missed if not for your blog.
Cheers,
Renai LeMay
News Journalist
ZDNet Australia
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