Bay Citizen Embraces 4 Emerging Trends Among News Startups

The Bay Citizen, a nonprofit news site that will cover spot news and enterprise stories in the San Francisco Bay Area's nine counties.

In preparing for its launch, The Bay Citizen has focused on four key elements that are emerging as trends among startup news sites that are trying to sustain news operations to fill the news holes left by cutbacks in traditional media:

• Involvement with the community
• A working relationship with a mainstream news organization
• A hybrid business plan
• An experienced staff