While many big dailies are in trouble, the small suburban papers only lost 2.4 percent in ad revenue for the second quarter, compared to the 9.3 percent drop for newspapers overall. Not surprising given there are few (if any) competitors putting out the hyperlocal coverage these newspapers provide. But as Alley Insider explains, “(It’s) time for publishers of community papers to figure out local news on the web before someone else does.” Like neighborhood blogs, for example.
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