Explore 'hyperlocal' news at launch of 'Get It Online' series, 6:30 pm July 14

Is hyperlocal online media the new 5 o'clock news? This question will be posed at the National Press Club’s new series, “Get It Online,” at 6:30 p.m. July 14 in the First Amendment Lounge.

Seats are limited, so please pre-register now at: http://press.org/events/hyperlocal
Member discount code is NPCMembers.

We will be live-tweeting the panel event, and a cash bar reception will follow. Admission is free for Club members and $10 for non-members.

In a time when more Americans get their news from the Internet than from newspapers, highly customized neighborhood-centric reporting is on the rise. Washington has more than 25 distinct neighborhood-specific bloggers. A number of Web start-ups are creating their own hyperlocal news sites, with larger companies like AOL and Gannett starting their own brands.

What is it about the state of modern media that allows these news platforms to exist? Are hyperlocal sites more successful at reporting news than large outlets? Is this is a sustainable model for the future? And where do neighborhood bloggers fit into the new media mix?

The National Press Club presents the panel discussion “Up Next – Hyperlocal Coverage: Neighborhood Blogs, Community Websites, and the Future of the News” as part of its new “Get It Online” series, which introduces the modern media players that deliver news in non-traditional ways.

The event will feature some of Washington's most popular hyperlocal reporters, including DCist Editor-in-Chief Aaron Morrissey, as well as the writers behind Borderstan, And Now, Anacostia and Frozen Tropics.

Brian Farnham, editor-in-chief of the community-specific news and information platform Patch, will also provide his perspective. Kate Michael of K Street Kate, a Club member, will moderate.

Already have a question for the panelists? Send them or any other questions to series coordinator Kimberly Bender at [email protected] or to Events Committee Chair Anthony Shop at [email protected].