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Thanks for the feedback, really interesting points. I'd be specifically talking about online local news. With that being said, could a Youtube channel produci

Thanks for the feedback, really interesting points. I'd be specifically talking about online local news. With that being said, could a Youtube channel producing short-documentaries similar to Vice's highly successful format engage the 18-29 demographic on local issues? As this news would be more in-depth and as you said this appeals to a younger demographic. What about online websites for local news too? Do you think they can be improved? Currently the local websites near my city (Manchester, UK) only publish restaurant deals, reviews and unimaginative news.

valarauca1 12y ago
The problem is, at least the western world. The local news isn't news. Nothing actually happens in our back yards, restaurants open/close, local man gets divorced, local elections, local women fights telephone pole placement, etc. As you limit your content to ~50km you limit what you can report on, and most of it, surprisingly isn't that interesting. CNN airs news 24/7 from around the world, and even they have to greatly hype stories to fill all their air time. And on top of all of this political partisanship with news. You will easily lose 50% of your audience for reporting on a story "wrong" or in disagreement with somebodies political opinions.