regional press

Area news outlets

Regional press refers to newspapers, magazines, and other publications that cover a specific geographic area smaller than the nation—a city, county, or state.

Distinguished from national outlets, regional press focuses on local politics, sports, and community events: The story got picked up by the regional press before going national.

The term often appears in discussions of media consolidation and the decline of local journalism.

Opposites
geographic scope

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Countrywide news organizations

national newspapers · global media · wire services · mainstream media · network news

scale and influence

regional pressmainstream media

Dominant news establishment

The New York Times · The Washington Post · The Guardian · mass media · network news

locality specificity

regional presscommunity newspapers

Regional periodicals for residents

community bulletin

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G