A panel discussion with career journalists and educators. Some topics will include:
The recent history and dissolution of exclusive hyper-local news coverage;
Emerging trends in local news coverage;
The role and pitfalls of social media in the dissemination of community news;
Hyper-local news operations as viable business models;
The role of primary and secondary education in developing future local journalists and local news consumers;
Separating local news from "Fake News" controversies;
Rising locally above the negative national discourse.