The Press Club of Long Island explored the growing trend of online community journalism and user-generated content at a Jan. 30 program titled “Going Hyperlocal.”
Held at Newsday in Melville, 25 attendees watched demonstrations of emerging local sites by some of the Island’s major media organizations.
Presenters included Newsday associate editor Tim Healy, who gave an overview of the outlet’s new Huntington News site; News 12 Interactive Executive Producer Carl Corry, who presented another new Huntington site, News 12 My Town; and Herald Newspapers Executive Editor John O’Connell.
Moderated by Fair Media Council Executive Director Jaci Clement, the program started with an overview of nationwide citizen journalism sites by Barbara Selvin, assistant professor at the Stony Brook University School of Journalism.
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