ARLnow is a local online newspaper covering news in Arlington County, Virginia.[6][7]

ARLnow
TypeOnline newspaper
PublisherLocal News Now LLC[1][2]
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)[3]
HeadquartersBallston, Virginia, U.S.[4]
Sister newspapersALXnow, Reston Now, Tysons Reporter[5]
Websitewww.arlnow.com

Scott Brodbeck started ARLnow in January 2010.[8][3][9][10] ARLnow publishes Morning Notes every day with a roundup of local news and includes a weather report for each day.[citation needed] The site is updated throughout the day.[citation needed]

In 2020, for their coverage of Amazon HQ2, the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awarded ARLnow journalists with the 2019 Dateline Award for online business reporting.[11][12]

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In addition to ARLnow, Local News Now operates other local news sites in Northern Virginia, including ALXnow in Alexandria, Reston Now in Reston, and Tysons Reporter in Tysons.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Stein, P. (29 December 2016). "Neighborhood news site built a loyal D.C. following but couldn't make money". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ Lichterman, J. (7 January 2017). "D.C. publisher Local News Now closed two sites last year, but it's still bullish on advertising". Nieman Lab. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Owens, S. (11 August 2020). "Scott Brodbeck built a thriving local news company in the DC suburbs". Simon Owens's Media Newsletter. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ O'Connell, M. (30 January 2020). "ARLNow Celebrates 10 Years Covering Arlington Online". Arlington, VA Patch. Patch Media. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b Beaujon, Andrew (17 September 2019). "Alexandria's About to Get Another News Source". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ Hayes, D.; Lawless, J.L. (2021). "Saving Local News". News Hole: The Demise of Local Journalism and Political Engagement. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 129. ISBN 9781108834773. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ Craft, S.; Davis, C.N. (2021). Principles of American Journalism: An Introduction (Third ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781351106993.
  8. ^ Stencel, M.; Adair, B.; Kamalakanthan, P. (2014). "The Goat Must Be Fed: Why digital tools are missing in most newsrooms" (PDF). The Goat Must Be Fed. Duke Reporters' Lab at the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy in the Sanford School of Public Policy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ Miars, A. "#78 – Scott Brodbeck leads thriving hyperlocal news network". It's All Journalism. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ^ Grubisich, T. (16 January 2015). "How to Get to 5 Years of Success in Hyperlocal Publishing". Street Fight. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ^ "DC SPJ Dateline Awards — Presenting the best of 2019 Washington DC journalism". YouTube. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. ^ Miles, V. (10 June 2020). "ARLnow Wins Journalism Award for Amazon HQ2 Coverage". ARLnow.com. Local News Now LLC. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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