When I read this story on the News Minute almost a year back, I concurred with so many views represented in the story and was pleasantly surprised by the "Digital Push" that many of these local news editors seemed to be pursuing.
There are mixed views on the usefulness of the Digital Medium for the current Local News Print publishers, but to quote the article, things seem to be changing..
"The silver lining in the pandemic for neighbourhood newspapers is that it pushed them to enter the digital space. “Utharadesam’s online presence was just supplementary. Because we faced several constraints in printing the newspapers, including getting the printing plates and chemicals from neighbouring Mangaluru (borders were closed), we started focussing more on the website and Facebook page, including online ads. We now give live updates online, which has helped us increase our reach,” said Mujeeb.
Vincent, who used WhatsApp to broadcast local news in Tamil, is set to start a Tamil website — “the Tamil avatar of the Mylapore Times”. He also started a YouTube channel called MylaporeTV, which posts local news videos every week."
So, why does this article matter so much to Onemyle?
because this is one of the key gradients of creating real-world neighbourhoods online..
more on this in subsequent posts..
Thank you for reading.
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