Jay Rosen established that a citizen is responsible for his or her respective place (qtd. in Nip 214). Indeed, this responsibility has manifested in the content of such individuals who focus on hyperlocal news, or news constrained to a defined community. Ken Fleming of the University of Missouri and his colleagues credit citizen journalism with providing “hyperlocal news that large [daily newspapers] do not" (Fleming, et al. 44).
Citizen journalism's strength in hyperlocal reporting stems from their focus on reporting what is immediately relevant as opposed to what will get them the largest audience. As Fleming's study notes, "Dailies have more resources, but they tend to concentrate those resources on issues that affect larger geographic areas in their markets” (Fleming, et al. 44). Julie Fanselow, online organizer for Everyday Democracy, concurs with this, saying that citizen journalism’s ability to provide hyperlocal news allows blogs called communityblogs to fill a space left by disappearing daily newspapers (24). However, one may observe that blogs and citizen journalism can still provide a feeling of community with hyperlocal news. Fanselow remarks that this community feeling is further cultivated when “citizens regularly comment, offer news tips, and generally gather around these blogs just as they might meet at a local coffee shop” (24). Although major media sources no longer provide this homey feel, hyperlocal news is still available thanks to citizen journalism and community blogs.