Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Reed College of Media
Department
Reed College of Media
Committee Chair
Ralph E. Hanson.
Abstract
Americans are flocking to the Internet for news and information. However, the majority of online journalism targets a national audience, thereby lacking a proximate focus.;Hyperlocal media sites---online news outlets that form small, virtual communities of citizen reporters to cover real-world, geographic spaces---are multiplying on the web. The sites aspire to bring neighborhood news to the net through the work of citizen journalists.;In order to further investigate the emerging grassroots media phenomenon, the researcher conducted interviews with hyperlocal practitioners. In the pages that follow, the insider perspective behind hyperlocal media will be illumed through the eyes of the pioneers who aim to change the very definition of journalism.
Recommended Citation
Boyles, Jan Lauren, "Grassroots journalism in your own backyard: How citizen reporters build hyperlocal communities" (2006). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 3226.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3226