Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group

Screenshots of world local newspapers from the Local Memory Project 's local news repository. Top: newspapers from Iraq, Nigeria, and France. Bottom: Chile, US (Alaska), and Australia. Soon after the introduction of the Local Memory Project  (LMP) and the local news repository of: 5,992 US Newspapers 1,061 US TV stations, and 2,539 US Radio stations I considered extending the local news collection beyond US local media to include newspapers from around the world. Finding and generating the world local newspaper dataset After a sustained search, I narrowed my list of potential sources of world local news media to the following in order of my perceived usefulness: Paperboy Online Newspapers | US & World Newspapers The Keele Guide to Media on the Internet Online Newspaper Directory for the World Hot Newspapers ABYZ News Links Radio locator Radio Station World Refdesk: NEWSPAPERS - USA AND WORLDWIDE Newspapermap List of Newspapers Allafrica Inte...

Collage made from screenshot of local news websites across the US The national news media has different priorities than the local news media. If one seeks to build a collection about local events, the national news media may be insufficient, with the exception of local news which “bubbles” up to the national news media. Irrespective of this “bubbling” of some local news to the national surface, the perspective and reporting of national news differs from local news for the same events. Also, it is well known that big multinational news organizations routinely cite the reports of smaller local news organizations for many stories. Consequently, local news media is fundametal to journalism. It is important to consult local sources affected by local events. Thus the need for a system that helps small communities to build collections of web resources from local sources for important local events. The need for such a system was first (to the best of my knowledge) outlined by Harvard...