BoingBoing Praises Portsmouth Hyperlocal News Blog

BoingBoing.net, one of the Web's leading technology and culture sites, posted a "hyperlocal news manifesto" on Sunday, April 29, and mentioned Portsmouth, RI news blog harddeadlines.com. In the post, BoingBoing editor Cory Doctorow says "For more top-notch, independent hyper-local news, see John McDaid's blog." 

Doctorow adds, "It's clear that this sort of reporting makes a real, on the ground difference for the communities it serves."

This is not harddeadlines' first appearance on BoingBoing: In March 2012, the site picked up a post deconstructing a campaign ad by GOP Senate candidate Barry Hinckley.

harddeadlines.com has covered Portsmouth news and politics since September 2006, and was named one of the best US local politics blogs in January 2012 by Stateside Associates.

Full disclosure: As the writer and editor of harddeadlines, I'm delighted to be mentioned by BoingBoing as an example of good hyperlocal reporting. I share Cory Doctorow's belief that citizen journalism has an important role to play in our communities, and I'm glad to be able to contribute here in Portsmouth.