Great conversation Wednesday! A quick summary:

*Tons of ideas on engaging communities around election coverage. (A fav: a "news and brews" community post-election debrief.)
*An excellent list of questions hyperlocals should ask about any shiny new tool.
*Lots of specific resources to help with election coverage.
*Loads of examples of different ways hyperlocals are planning coverage.

Other topics included: how to measure success and impact, the value of covering bottom of ticket races, how to get beyond horserace coverage, how to make financial information about candidates relevant to voters, and what topics will drive 2012 local coverage.

Laura Frank of iNews set the stage for tomorrow:

"I think that while the journalism crisis means there are fewer journalists to dig deeper on stories, the other side of that coin is some journalism organizations are really thinking more carefully about how to best use their resources - and collaborate to leverage those resources."

See you Thurs!