In journalism, local news refers to news coverage of events in a local context which wouldn't normally be of interest to those of other localities, or otherwise be of national or international scope. Hyperlocal The term "hyperlocal" is sometimes used to refer to news coverage of community-level events usually overlooked by mainstream media outlets. The increased usage of digital media devices (for example photo and video cameras, audio recorders), blogs, new media, and participation in social me… (More on Hyperlocal)