Are these local newsletters local <em>news</em>? (And does it matter?)

Are these local newsletters local <em>news</em>? (And does it matter?)

When I hear the term “local newsletter,” I think of the type of news product I created as a local journalist: a roundup of community-specific news, whether it’s originally reported, aggregated, or a combination. But when I browsed Aniket Panjwani’s database of local newsletters, I found something very different. Yes, there were a few newsletters that matched my preconception: The database includes newsletters from digital-first startups like The…