Whats with all the new news-gathering organizations in New Hampshire?
Its a truism in newsrooms that few readers notice story bylines, but Monitor regulars who do check names at the start of articles have seen something odd in recent months. Innovation of sorts, fueled by a growing realization that local news is worth keeping despite all those jokes about fishwrap.  As you know, the advertising-supported, for-profit news industry that has employed me for my whole adult life has been doing poorly since the internet kicked the legs out from under our business model. The Monitor and other traditional media sources are not going away any time soon, but shrinking budgets have meant shrinking newsrooms and fewer reporters than years ago. New Hampshire is seeing a number of very different efforts to take up the reporting slack, some of which are showing up here. Ive compiled a quick overview of these efforts to help you, Dear Reader, understand those weird bylines and get some sense of whats going on. If you want to read about these groups, click here to see the entire article. Its too long for this blog!