People Powered News Service Blottr.com Exposes in March Alone, More Than 200 Local Stories That Would Otherwise Have Failed to Gain Mainstream Coverage
Summary
London, United Kingdom, April 20, 2011 --( In March, www.Blottr.com exposed more than 200 local stories that would otherwise have failed to gain mainstream coverage.As we gain momentum and increase awareness of our service, the greater likelihood there is that we’ll start to see more and more ordinary people contribute to breaking their own stories.This can only be positive for local communities, cities and the news industry as a whole.” Baker concludes “With the best will in the world, there simply aren’t enough career journalists employed today to cover every news event that occurs, leaving thousands of incidents every day unreported.” Blottr is currently focused in the London and Home Counties region and is preparing to launch into 5 other cities across the UK in May.As we gain momentum and increase awareness of our service, the greater likelihood there is that we’ll start to see more and more ordinary people contribute to breaking their own stories.This can only be positive for local communities, cities and the news industry as a whole.”Baker concludes “With the best will in the world, there simply aren’t enough career journalists employed today to cover every news event that occurs, leaving thousands of incidents every day unreported.”Blottr is currently focused in the London and Home Counties region and is preparing to launch into 5 other cities across the UK in May.###