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A very helpful review, thank you, though I am still uncomfortable with the idea that local TV is “hyperlocal”. in terms of the role of hyperlocal during the riots in the summer, you might be interested in these stats from Brockley Central. We live-blogged as the riots hit parts of Lewisham and South East London. This is the result:
http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2011/08/riot-urls.html
Also, here is the stream from one of the live blogs during the riots. With 224 comments, you can see how our hyperlocal news gathering (in which Twitter also played a vital role) was a collective effort:
http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2011/08/lewisham-braces-for-rioting.html