摘要：As guest editors, we welcome readers to this special issue of Nordicom Review – “Hyperlocal media in the Nordic region”. The edition deals with emerging forms of local media and journalism. Research into journalism and media has long neglected new types of local media and communication ( Aldridge, 2007 ; Nielsen, 2015 ). However, during recent years, a reorientation among researchers can be seen, including an interest in exploring hyperlocal initiatives such as community websites and online news start-ups ( Nygren et al., 2018 ; Waschková Císařová, 2017 ; Williams et al., 2015 ). The growing interest in local journalism among researchers is often accompanied by a sense of urgency, the feeling of approaching “an object of study in danger of extinction” and the “desire to contribute to its survival” ( Guimerà et al., 2018 ).
