Comments on: Local News Lite http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/05/12/local-news-lite/ Where The Latest On Former Hartford Courant Employees Can Be Found Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Carlos http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/05/12/local-news-lite/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Carlos Wed, 13 May 2009 16:18:23 +0000 http://www.courantalumni.org/?p=1853#comment-859 Oddly enough, if I'm remembering correctly the local-focus dogma dates back to the real start of the decline of local dailies in the mid-90s and may well have a lot to do with that decline. Going "hyperlocal" is no solution but in fact very much part of the problem. As newspapers got more parochial, and stopped offering readers the illusion of being a complete and essential source of news, they also generally got tackier, lost institutional prestige, and their circulation declines only accelerated. But bad ideas die hard once they catch on, and so a lot of people are still willing to gamble on this one. Oddly enough, if I’m remembering correctly the local-focus dogma dates back to the real start of the decline of local dailies in the mid-90s and may well have a lot to do with that decline. Going “hyperlocal” is no solution but in fact very much part of the problem. As newspapers got more parochial, and stopped offering readers the illusion of being a complete and essential source of news, they also generally got tackier, lost institutional prestige, and their circulation declines only accelerated. But bad ideas die hard once they catch on, and so a lot of people are still willing to gamble on this one.

]]> By: Paul Stern http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/05/12/local-news-lite/comment-page-1/#comment-848 Paul Stern Tue, 12 May 2009 22:11:08 +0000 http://www.courantalumni.org/?p=1853#comment-848 Nice to hear from you. ... and glad to promote the local news. As the big trees in the forest fall, the little ones are easier to see. Nice to hear from you. … and glad to promote the local news.

As the big trees in the forest fall, the little ones are easier to see.

]]> By: Chris http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/05/12/local-news-lite/comment-page-1/#comment-847 Chris Tue, 12 May 2009 21:09:00 +0000 http://www.courantalumni.org/?p=1853#comment-847 Hey..., thanks for the plug! The fact that I'm light on content has more to do with how much time I can devote to this at the moment and my goal of keeping the videos short, and not that this "experiment" is in its first few months. In fact, I've been producing these videos for almost two years now. Mentions like these, however, make me think I might be on to something and help motivate me to continue. Thanks. Hey…, thanks for the plug! The fact that I’m light on content has more to do with how much time I can devote to this at the moment and my goal of keeping the videos short, and not that this “experiment” is in its first few months. In fact, I’ve been producing these videos for almost two years now. Mentions like these, however, make me think I might be on to something and help motivate me to continue. Thanks.

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