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Tom Grubisich

Tom Grubisich: July 2007 archive

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July 19, 2007

Commentary: Backfence has joined the growing list of hyperlocal, grassroots journalism initiatives which have failed. But here are some back-of-the-envelope numbers which suggest such sites can, and should, succeed.