[1] Some key features of local newsrooms include regional politics, weather, business, and human interest stories.
Local affiliates of television networks Seven and Nine produce a total of twenty-six news bulletins across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, and Western Australia.
Norway's public broadcaster, NRK1, airs a local news program called NRK Distriktsnyheter (name of the viewing area) every weekday evening at 18:45 Central European Time, just before the main national newscast Dagsrevyen.
Finland's public broadcaster (YLE) airs an eight-minute-long regional news bulletin at 18:21 Eastern European Time every weeknight on YLE1.
Unlike SVT's counterparts in the US and UK, during morning programs, the local news opt-out airs in the middle of each half-hour.
A 13-minute standalone local newscast airs at 18:30 Central European Time each weekday evening after Sportnytt (SVT's sports news) on SVT1.
In the United States, although newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post have a 'national' focus on their front pages, they still have dedicated sections for news in the areas they are based in.
[2] Since Internet sites reach a larger audience, more local news agencies have started their websites to compete in the digital age.
[1] Websites are a great way for local news stations to produce more interactive content, which engages the audiences and increases readership.
[2] Aside from the Internet, Twitter specifically has become a great way to engage the younger generation in news, gain more readership, and spread information.
[2] By engaging the audience and spreading important information, social media has been considered a solid method for strengthening the core standards of journalism.
[3] This loss in revenue has been linked to a decline in local journalistic integrity because, with less profit, the need to make money through clickbait articles has become a necessity.
[11] In January 2019, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that he would spend $300 million investing in local news over three years.