hyperlocalism

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noun

news coverage of very local events, especially to the exclusion of more important world events

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Meanings

nounhyperlocalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenews coverage of very local events, especially to the exclusion of more important world events

    The advantage of this suburban cable television news is what has been called its “hyperlocalism” — the coverage of the small-scale events of suburban life that were once the province of only community newspapers.

    1991, Phyllis C. Kaniss, Making Local News

Origin

From hyperlocal + -ism.

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APA

hyperlocalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperlocalism

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“hyperlocalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperlocalism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperlocalism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperlocalism.

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