How Patch (remember Patch?) is making hyperlocal news pay

By: Robert Washburn | April 9, 2018

Subscribe to us on iTunes , check us out on Spotify and hear us on Stitcher , Google Play and iHeartRadio too. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend! Warren St. John of Patch Credit: David Hall Hyperlocal news has had a rough, ahem, patch in recent years. […]

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