The drink was nice but I adore my former boss and the former publisher of the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune.
We sat beside one of the country's largest swimming pool and talked about the importance of news at the small communities.
We think Community News 2.0 is the answer, but that answer won't come for months or maybe a year.
Instead of just putting together a newspaper and sending it off to press, we intend to spend the next couple of months learning about the gaps in local news coverage.
Hyper-local news combined with a great knowledge of world events is the future of journalism -- online or otherwise. Being focused on a local community builds that community and brings people together to share in times of trouble as well as wealth. But without including news on levels beyond the local area we are just becoming isolationists. Everyone has something to offer whether it is a lesson in mistakes and hardships or success and happiness. I hope that you are able to at least post news stories involving a world greater than Wisconsin Rapids, for the benefit of all those who will read Community News 2.0. I wish you the best of luck Jeff.
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