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Articles tagged local (31)

Christine SchmidtJanuary 9, 2019

Fewer nosy neighbors and data overlords: This German publisher is trying to build a hyperlocal social network

One user: “I do not want to stay in touch with avoidable contacts in Dubai or London. I want to know who lives in my neighborhood and wants to get to know these people.”

Christine SchmidtApril 25, 2018

Who’s who in local news: A guide to the biggest brains and bank accounts in the fight for local journalism

Local news consortiums, labs, associations, and more.

Christine SchmidtApril 18, 2018

Facing government pressure, this Polish news organization is zipping through its subscription goals and strengthening its local loyalty

“Gazeta Wyborcza is really ambitious, and I think it’s the political situation that is making us so motivated. We’re speeding up some processes that may take much more time in other organizations across Europe.”

Christine SchmidtDecember 6, 2017

The FCC is swiftly changing national media policy. What does that mean on the local level?

“It’s called local news for a reason.”

Could a partnership with a global coworking space help streaming financial network Cheddar go local?

Christine SchmidtJuly 31, 2017

With an eye toward expansion, WhereBy.us invites its community to help build it as a company

“As the company succeeds, so would those people. It actually buys in folks to the mission and success of the company rather than a specific project where you get a reward.”

Joseph LichtermanJuly 17, 2017

With a network of sites across the U.S., this company is trying to redefine local fitness content

Founded in Pittsburgh, Fitt now has 16 sites across the country and has plans to grow.

Snapchat is abandoning Local Stories, its attempt to build local curation into its platform

Ricardo BiltonAugust 4, 2016

On track to bring in $850,000 this year, the profitable Charlotte Agenda says its model is working

“For global media, reaching scale is the hardest thing. In local, making money is the hardest thing. Delaying the hard thing makes for a crappier company.”

Joshua BentonNovember 18, 2015

Podcasting in 2015 feels a lot like blogging circa 2004: exciting, evolving, and trouble for incumbents

The same trends we saw a decade ago — professionalization on one hand, platformization on the other — sure seem to be playing out again.

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