links for 2010-06-18

Pretty much all newspapers rely heavily on press releases for content these days, now that they are understaffed and experiencing severe financial pressures.

What David fails to recognise is the diversity among hyperlocals. When I read the post I instantly though of the phrase ‘tarring with the same brush’ which is a connection shared by Guardian Local editor Sarah Hartley. Will Perrin offered the following examples of hyperlocals in the comments;

http://pitsnpots.co.uk/
http://www.greenerleith.org/
http://bournvillevillage.com/
http://www.greenerleith.org/
http://parwich.org/
http://thelichfieldblog.co.uk/
http://ventnorblog.com/

As I said in my comment, these are largely examples of sites that are at the news end of the hyperlocal spectrum. Often journalistic in nature, these do aim to provide news coverage to their community.