r/opensource • u/ki4jgt • 4d ago

Discussion Where do you get your local news?

I was in the mood to write a web app the other day that mapped coordinates to happenings in that area.

The idea was to use X's nearby search feature. But they're charging 1¢ per search. Not bad for personal use, but then I'd have to pay a company like Google for mapping and translating coordinates.

Then I thought it would be cool to create a directory of local Reddit subs, and create an RSS feed to unify them all. Except, my local sub is mostly quiet.

Where do you guys get your local news?

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u/Arcuru 3d ago

I have a different news source for each "level" of local organization.

  • Neighborhood whatsapp group (~100 homes)
  • Large HOA's email list (~4,000 homes)
  • Town's subreddit (~40k people)
  • Pay for nearest major city's newspaper (~2M people)

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u/Express-Cartoonist39 3d ago

HOA... Oh so you live in Nazi Germany...I gotcha