mesh 2011: The rise of online community media (liveblog) Special

Digital Journal liveblogged a panel discussion on local media at the annual mesh conference in Toronto, so click below to relive the real-time coverage of this intriguing talk on how community-level media is fast becoming a rising trend.

How does community-level media affect the wider journalism landscape? What benefits does automated aggregation offer? These are some of the questions that were answered at a panel discussion held at the mesh conference in Toronto. Digital Journal is covering the two-day conference on the digital media industry, including today's panel on hyper-local media. The liveblog ran today May 25 from 3:40 to 4:20 p.m. ET. The panel includes CNN correspondent and OpenFile founder Wilf Dinnick, Topix CEO and co-founder Chris Tolles and Reuters staffer and founder of Neighborhoodr Anthony De Rosa. Below is a liveblog you can instantly access to relive the action. The liveblog's coverage will be available after the event ends.