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The Sacramento region is about to see even more hyperlocal news coverage as TV station News10 and AOL's Patch.com roll out new media sites nearly simultaneously. Sacramento's ABC affiliate, News10, and its website, News10.net, are preparing to launch 30 hyperlocal news sites in early 2011. Patch.com flipped the switch on its first site in suburban Rosemont on Thursday and plans to start 11 more sites in Davis, the suburbs and the foothills within the next year. The sites add to a recent proliferation of online media offerings in the area. "News10 is now getting down deep into the hyperlocal news business," said Tim Geraghty, vice president of the News10 Information Center. The TV stati
At any given time, The Sacramento Press has six unpaid editorial interns reporting on local events and writing much of our daily content. Editorial internships last 15 weeks and can earn students college credit. California State University, Sacramento; University of California, Davis; and other colleges have given units for students participating in our internships. The internships aren’t limited to college students. Anyone interested in gaining more experience in journalism is welcome to apply for an internship. What does the internship entail? Our interns participate in weekly editorial meetings and are assigned multiple stories per week. Topics for stories range from previews of eve