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Neighborhood Blogging

Listen Monday, Jun. 29, 2009 at 12:06 p.m.

Lots of people are worried that economic woes of the news industry have permanently damaged the reporting of local news. But some engaged residents in the Washington area have taken it upon themselves to report hyper-local news on neighborhood blogs. We talk with neighborhood bloggers about the future of local news, and whether they can fill the gaps left by declining newsrooms.

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Guests

Dan Silverman

Author, "Prince of Petworth"

Elise Bernard

Author, "Frozen Tropics"

Dan Reed

Author, "Just Up The Pike"

Steve Thurston

Author, "The Buckingham Herald Tribblog"

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