Local news and how Australia is behind in the game

Great story in Fast Company about Rob Curley and his leadership in the hyper-local news stakes. Curly understands what local communities want and is using the Internet to deliver on that. He is makes content which is indispensable to its community – like any local newspaper. I reckon that local news is fading in Australia with centralised newsrooms and fewer resources closer to the action to report local events from a local perspective. Compared to what Curley is doing local newspapers in Australia are dinosaurs. The Fast Company article is well worth reading.