community news

Neighborhood information bulletin

Community news is information about events, developments, and people within a specific locality or group.

It typically covers local government meetings, school activities, neighborhood happenings, and personal milestones like births and obituaries: The community news section announced the new library hours.

The term applies both to hyperlocal journalism and to newsletters serving particular organizations or interest groups.

Opposites
geographic scope

community newsnational news

Reporting on a country's events

world news · national coverage · network news · worldwide coverage

audience specificity

community newsmass media

Large-scale communication channels

broadcast news · cable news

institutional scale

community newsmainstream media

Dominant news establishment

legacy media

Family

news, community

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G