Weblogs and Local News?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday June 11, 2002 @11:39PM from the why-not? dept.

DrydenMaker asks: "I am the 'computer guy' for a local paper. We are looking into a revamp of our site, and, being a /. observer for many years, I see the slashdot format as useful for active, up-to-date local content as well. With the word getting arround about the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and USC's Annenberg School for Communication offering blogging classes I have some justification. I was looking for input on examples and justification. Do you, as Slashdot users, think a local Slashdot style newspaper would be successfull?"

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How about a network of weblogs? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-12 02:44 · Score: 1, Interesting

Dave Winer proposes a rather radical approach, but you could certainly pick up a few ideas from him.

A decentralized network of weblogs hosted by the paper would have greater 'network effects' that a Slashdot style site, because personal publishing spaces are les vulnerable to attack. Slashdot's meta-moderation, while necessary for this size site, also requires a large number of users in order to work. individual weblogs provide a more immediate benefit.