hyperlocalism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English hyperlocal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hyperlocalism From hyperlocal + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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: