WhereBy.Us is one of the most interesting digital startups working in the local news space. After starting in Florida, it’s launching The Evergrey in Seattle, and it has its eye on additional markets.
Like Billy Penn in Philadelphia, the Pittsburgh site will focus on attracting a younger audience through events and aggregation in addition to original reporting.
“For global media, reaching scale is the hardest thing. In local, making money is the hardest thing. Delaying the hard thing makes for a crappier company.”
“For someone just starting out with a local news project, the most important takeaway from our report — and our work in general — is that we are stronger working together than we are working alone.”
We talked to its new crop of board members: “My experience in the area of philanthropy is that if you are addressing important issues, have good ideas, and can show results, people and organizations are willing to support you.”
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Chicago
Lichterman, Joseph. "Philadelphia news site Billy Penn is creating a guide to mobile journalism." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 10, 2015. Accessed July 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/12/philadelphia-news-site-billy-penn-is-creating-a-guide-to-mobile-journalism/.
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