Philly locals take on new digital challengers

February 23, 2011

In writing about J-Lab's report on the Philadelphia media, Exploring a Networked Journalism Collaborative, NetNewsCheck wrote:

"J-Lab called for the creation of an independent site that could pull together some of the best reporting from these sites, then supplement it with original reporting on key subjects like city government, the local economy and politics. This, the institute’s executive director, Jan Schaffer, said, could help make up for cutbacks in local news coverage at Philadelphia’s papers and TV stations."

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