3.0
Mar 22, 2014
Former employee, less than 1 year
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
It was such a good idea, focusing on news in local areas that were rarely covered because they were so close to a big city. The people leaving traditional newspapers and broadcast companies saw this as a new change to reinvent journalism.
Cons
All the problems with newsrooms were still at Patch. Finding ways to make money after the expensive scaling initiative was the main struggle. Why would anyone advertise if they already had a directory listing on the Patch.com local site?