‘Hyperlocal’ Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers -from NYTimes.com

“They rely on pulling data from other sources, so they really can’t function if news organizations disappear,” said Steve Outing

“In many cities, the local blog scene is so rich and deep that even if a newspaper goes away, there would be still be plenty of stuff for us to publish,” said Adrian Holovaty

In a brief twitter exchange with @steveouting he revealed that the single quote in the NYT article is out of context of a long conversation he had with the NYT reporter. So there is no battle between the two.  Having read his blog and articles for a long time, I believe him, but the NYT set up his quote and the entire article as a battle of old versus new.

In my interview with Montclair, New Jersey news blog Baristanet.com, cofounder Liz George sees no problem blogging without newspapers.  See the excerpt below. Continue reading →