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hyperlocalism

hyperlocalism noun: news coverage of very local events, especially to the exclusion of more important world events.

Noun

hyperlocalism (uncountable)

  1. news 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 of hyperlocalism

From hyperlocal + -ism.

Questions about hyperlocalism

What does hyperlocalism mean?
Hyperlocalism means news coverage of very local events, especially to the exclusion of more important world events.
What part of speech is hyperlocalism?
Hyperlocalism is a noun.

Words near hyperlocalism in the dictionary

  1. hyperlobularity
  2. hyperlobulated
  3. hyperlobulation
  4. hyperlobulations
  5. hyperlocal
  6. hyperlocalism
  7. hyperlocalization
  8. hyperlocalized
  9. hyperlocals
  10. hyperlocomotion
  11. hyperlocomotive

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