---
title: "Communities and Local News: Profiles"
description: "A snapshot of the profiles of the different types of communities studied."
date: "2012-09-26"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/09/26/communities-and-local-news-profiles/"
categories:
  - "Local News"
  - "News Media Trends"
  - "News Platforms & Sources"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Communities and Local News: Profiles

Most adults follow what is happening in their local communities and that the local news ecosystem is complex. Rather than relying on one or two main sources of local news, most adults use a wide variety of both traditional and online sources depending on which local topic they are seeking information about.

![](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Infographics/Report-Infographics/2012/37---Communities-and-local-news/Communite-profiles.png)