ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book looks at hyperlocal publishers both as contributors to the public sphere, fulfilling to some extent a normative journalistic role, and as chroniclers of the everyday. It highlights how hyperlocal news was being discussed by commentators and by some academics as potentially playing a role in reinvigorating both communities and the local media sector. Hyperlocal news can supplement existing news publishers and provide plurality and valuable additional voices or alternative perspectives. Should hyperlocal news get the level playing field it deserves, it has a greater chance of forming a more robust part of local media ecologies, becoming part of the news mix as business models settle enough to produce stable income streams. The book considers how Nick Couldry's idea of cultures of citizenship offers a more useful framework for considering the value of everyday active citizenship.
