Latest edition of Harvard Nieman Reports now online, with focus on impact of local news
January 25, 2008

The latest issue of the Harvard Nieman Reports addresses the question: “Is Local News the Answer?”

I was asked several months ago by Reports editor Melissa Ludtke if I would write about LoudounExtra.com for the edition.

I received a copy of the latest issue in the mail before Christmas, but noticed at that time that the website hadn’t been updated. Yesterday, through a post on my Facebook newsfeed from TribLocal’s Kyle Leonard, I saw that the Reports’ site now had the latest content on it.

Granted, I have a pretty big interest in local news on the web, and have …

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