When the New York Times partnered with the NYU School of Journalism two years ago to form The Local East Village, some in the already-established local blogosphere scowled. “Hyperlocal” was the buzzword of the moment, and big money jumped into a sandbox dominated by indie bloggers with fingers deep on the neighborhood pulse.
Reblogged from Canadian Hyperlocal News Project
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