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There are notable shifts occurring in today’s new media. Print journalism and broadcast journalism are experiencing rapid declines in their audiences as consumers increasingly turn to internet sources for their news and information.

The crisis caused by the decline in readers of local newspapers has sparked a flood of innovation online. Entrepreneurs, journalists and concerned citizens are creating new business models by offering niche news sites that appeal to a very specific geographic area. These are called hyperlocal sites and they are multiplying fast.

Many people are living in communities that have a struggling local newspaper. The desire for people to get the news they want has not diminished, but many people are not being served the local content needed to inform their communities due to declining budgets.

There is a void here that can be filled by you. You can get directly involved with hyperlocal news today, and it is not as difficult as you might think.