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Around the Web: Small Colorado town starts newspaper to fill void of shuttered weekly
Shared by Andrew Chavez on June 4, 2009
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Amerian Journalism Review
This story from American Journalism Review shows how some have a desire for news about the communities they live in that can't be met by most metro news organizations. "Larger dailies, which are closing down and/or going to online versions, will not cover the news, community events and announcements of small towns," the paper's editor says. "We have to do it ourselves. It is the only way we'll stay informed and connected. Whether it is in print or online, community journalism is still of value."
About the author
Andrew Chavez
Associate Director for Digital Intiatives at Texas Center for Community Journalism, New Media Specialist at TCU Schieffer School of Journalism
Andrew Chavez serves as new media specialist for the Schieffer School and associate director of the Center. He is also the author of the Explorations in New Media blog, a Schieffer School project that focuses on trends in emerging media.
Before joining the Schieffer School as new media...