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FCC Praises The Internet For News Evolution, Then Blames It For Crappy News Quality

An FCC report examining the state of news media across the U.S. has just been released, and boy, it's a doozy. That Internet thing? It's all very clever, but it's costing journalist jobs and degrading news quality. (You don't say!) The report does suggest one new way in which government might help local media outlets survive. READ»

Fwix Adds Video to Hyperlocal, Bringing Exposure-–and Revenue–-to Vloggers

In a year that wasn't particularly kind to traditional media outlets, hyperlocal news aggregator Fwix hasn't missed a step. In September, the San Francisco-based startup released an API allowing online publishers to add local news ...READ»

Catching the Hyperlocal: MSN Strikes Deal With Hearst and NBC

Here's a prediction for 2010 that you can easily bank on: Big media portals are going to do fierce battle in the hyperlocal news space. Today, MSN announced a deal with NBC Local Media and Hearst Television that will saturate ...READ»