Local Reporting Quotes

Journalism makes you think fast. You have to speak to people in all walks of life. Especially local journalism.

There is no substitute for a local newspaper that is doing its job.

People essentially like local news better than network news.

For newspapers to continue to play an important role in civic engagement, they need more access to capital. Their decline has created a real threat to independent reporting at the state and local level.

We sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don't get the flavor of the local events, the local news as much.

Part of the failure of the corporate media is that they don't dig out stories anymore. They are looking down from the top floors. Media work used to be something that was down on the ground level. Now they are looking out of the windows in the top suites, and they don't know what's going on out there. And then there are the corporate owners who don't want this stuff reported because if one town learns that the next town has defeated Wal-Mart or stopped sweatshop goods, then other towns are going to want to do the same thing.

Part of our pedagogy is, you report on what's going on in your neighborhood and your city.

I often say that the best way to find a story is a one-inch brief in a local newspaper.

One of the important things about being a small-town reporter is knowing what not to put in the paper.

It's important that communities support local, independent journalism, which many people rely upon for information relevant to their daily lives.

I've always been a firm believer in local news, because it's an opportunity to connect with the community where you live.

I had been at the newspaper for a few months. It wasn’t regarded as the paper, it was their paper. There was a sense of community because they reported, we reported, I reported the little things, the whist drives, the weddings, the funerals, the little speeches. In one sense it was the most boring copy in the world to anyone picking it up, but, on the other hand, it was crucial to the people who lived in those communities.