Thirty independent community news sites have banded together to tell the world, in effect, "We are not Patch." The project, called Authentically Local, includes such well-known sites as Baristanet, based in Montclair, N.J., The Batavian, of Batavia, N.Y., and the New Haven Independent.
In a statement posted online, Baristanet founder and editor Debbie Galant says:
The Authentically Local campaign seeks to illuminate the difference between authentic local businesses and those that are just cashing in - before every town in America becomes one giant strip mall. This is not just about us, the owned-and-operated sites that write about place. It's about place.
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