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LocallyGrownNews.com







Site URL:http://www.locallygrownnews.com
Target community:North Carolina: Specifically Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Charlotte, Durham, Pittsboro, Raleigh

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:80%
Community members:10%
Target audience size:more than 500,000

Year founded:

2010

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:a professional journalist(s)
Update frequency: once a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/pages/LocallyGrownNewscom/145255445489905
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/localize_nc
Other media outlets:http://paper.li/localize_nc/1300727597
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?No
Provides training?No
Business model:For-profit
What are your sources of revenue?
Advertising:Yes
Grants:Yes
Community services:Yes
Other:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many full-time staffers:1

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:Grensboro/ NC
State/Province:NC
Country:--
Contact URL:http://www.locallygrownnews.com

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

Covering news not covered:6
Watchdogging local government and public officials:2
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:1
Helping your community solve problems:6
Empowering community members:6
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:6
Collaborating with local partners:6
Involving community to shape local content:4
Making a profit:6
Being a sustainable operation:6

What else should people know about your site:

LocallyGrownNews.com is a niche, hyperlocal site focused on local food and sustainability issues. We want to educate, inform and inspire readers and communities to eat healthy local food and collaborate with neighbors to improve the places we call home.

This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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