A para a week is too little. Maybe news articles in your country have context, but often not in mine. Here's one example: http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com

A para a week is too little. Maybe news articles in your country have context, but often not in mine. Here's one example: http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/rejuvenation-work-starts-at-sompura-lake/articleshow/63086169.cms http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/rejuve... This doesn't give Bangaloreans the wider context: amidst all the talk of lake restoration, have there been any results yet? Has the inflow of garbage stopped, or is there even a plan to? What's the scope of the efforts? To restore lakes to the state they were in 30 years ago, or only to stop further decline? Is there any plan to reclaim any of land that has already been encroached for years? And so on. Hyperlocal news may not be feasible today, but since there's an umnet need, it's only a matter of time before someone figures out the right business model. "It might be important to someone" is an excuse to publish any and all news, which is exactly how the media ended up in today's situation. As for why choose a quarter as a timescale, you can choose some other timescale. Focus on essence of the argument rather than picking nits.