Media Relations Minute: Is this site taken? Two recently launched hyperlocal media sites vie for an audience
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010In a world where newspapers are shutting down, laying off staff and making as many cuts necessary to stay alive, two ambitious hyperlocal news sites, TBD.com in Washington, DC and CivilBeat.com in Hawaii are attempting to get seats at the already crowded table of media outlets. According to Rick Edmonds, author of Poyntner Online’s Biz Blog, they share similar strategies for breaking through online clutter: (more…)






