If the website is too "Greenville-heavy," it is because the content submitted is from Greenville people. But also (admittedly) the person running the site lives and works in Greenville, so the natural contacts probably gravitate toward Greenville. And if people are complaining about too much Greenville content, then there probably would be a market for targeted content for the other communities in Darke County.
The challenge in providing "county news" is that DarkeJournal isn't a newspaper with a small army of reporters. The "staff" of DarkeJournal can't possibly drive around the county covering every meeting and sporting event like a traditional journalist. But we can try to replicate the success of DarkeJournal for individual communities. So there have been two new community pages created for Arcanum and Versailles - chosen because they are the two largest villages in the county. These pages will focus more on community-specific information, rather than Greenville and county news.
It has taken DarkeJournal 15 months to get where it is now. A lot of stories were posted for a long time ... without many people even being aware of the website. But over time, people began submitting content and the audience has grown to about 2,000 people per day.
The new pages for Arcanum and Versailles are skeletons which will hopefully grow as DarkeJournal has, but their success or failure will be determined by these communities' interest and participation. Several pages have been attempted and then abandoned due to lack of interest (such as the Classified page), and these community pages are a new experiment. They may fail, and be gone soon - or they may be a success and lead to other community pages. If you have friends in Arcanum or Versailles, let them know about these new community sites:
Great idea! Hope it takes off.
ReplyDeleteWhat a concept, I guess Arcanum and Versailles don't like being part of Darke County and need their own sight.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe anyone from Arcanum or Versailles requested these sites. My understanding was that it's something new DJ is trying. Quit trying to make people look bad by starting rumors.
ReplyDeleteHe ask what people thought, they thought too much of DJ was from Greenville, and this is the response. People from these towns can just as easily post on DJ.
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