Community voices in Ann Arbor: a glimpse of local journalism’s future?

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | Source: Nieman Journalism Lab

All eyes were on Ann Arbor when The Ann Arbor News closed, but they remained focused on Tree Town to see what happens to AnnArbor.com.

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To me, one of the most interesting aspects of AnnArbor.com is its reliance on community bloggers for a large portion of the site’s content. It's also the aspect most likely to give many journalists the heebie-jeebies.

AnnArbor.com launched when The Ann Arbor News closed in late July, ending the newspaper’s 174-year history. It was a sad day for journalism when the News closed, leading to the loss of more than 200 jobs. But it was also the beginning of real-life experiment in this evolving enterprise we call journalism. To me, it's an experiment all in the world of journalism should be watching. Closely.

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