Hyperlocal News - Jefferson County, West Virginia

Hyperlocal news focuses on delivering content specific to a small, well-defined geographic area, such as a neighborhood, town, or county. This type of reporting addresses community-centric issues, events, and developments that might be overlooked by larger news outlets. This Jefferson County-Focused Atom Feed embodies the essence of hyperlocal news by offering tailored updates that resonate directly with residents of Jefferson County and its immediate surroundings. This feed ensures that readers stay informed about topics that matter most to their local lives, enhancing community awareness and engagement.

Description of the Atom News Feed

Jefferson County-Focused Atom News Feed
This Atom feed curates articles from a carefully chosen range of news sources across West Virginia and nearby areas bordering Jefferson County, such as parts of Maryland and Virginia. The feed’s primary objective is to provide tailored, relevant news coverage for the residents of Jefferson County. By pulling content from regional and local news outlets, it delivers stories on community events, public safety updates, local government activities, and other topics of interest to those living in and around the county.

What is an Atom Feed?

Atom is a web feed format that functions similarly to RSS but addresses some technical limitations of RSS, offering a more flexible and modern approach to syndicating content. Atom feeds enable users to receive automatic updates from websites, including news articles and blog posts, in a single, streamlined location through a feed reader. This simplifies the process of staying informed, eliminating the need to visit each site individually.

To learn more about Atom feeds, refer to this overview on Atom.

Atom Feed Link: Jefferson County News Atom Feed
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Below is an in-depth review of the performance and content trends of this hyper-local news feed, highlighting top contributors, frequently mentioned topics, and publishing patterns.

Date Range: Monday, October 21, 2024 to Friday, April 25, 2025
Last Updated: Friday, April 25, 2025

📊 Top Publishers

The top publishers contributing to the newsfeed:

The Journal - 1147 articles
The Spirit of Jefferson - 284 articles
The Shepherdstown Chronicle - 187 articles
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - 135 articles
The Independent Observer - 53 articles

Top Publishers

For more detailed data, refer to the full chart

📝 Top Authors

Key contributors and their article counts:

Staff - 1028 articles
Toni Milbourne - 171 articles
Tabitha Johnston - 116 articles
Ainsley Hall - 104 articles
Tom Markland - 102 articles
Erik Anderson - 89 articles
Steve Pearson - 46 articles
Jack Walker - 45 articles
Marsha Kavalek - 42 articles
Tim Cook - 25 articles

🔑 Top Keywords

Frequent keywords appearing in articles:

county - 218 mentions
west - 198 mentions
virginia - 195 mentions
jefferson - 182 mentions
shepherdstown - 156 mentions

Keyword Wordcloud

Discover more keywords in the wordcloud visualization

🏷️ Popular Tags

📅 Publishing Trends

Weekly Trends

Weekly article publication highlights:

Week of 2024-10-21: 33 articles
Week of 2024-10-28: 90 articles
Week of 2024-11-04: 97 articles
Week of 2024-11-11: 86 articles
Week of 2024-11-18: 81 articles
Week of 2024-11-25: 66 articles
Week of 2024-12-02: 86 articles
Week of 2024-12-09: 77 articles
Week of 2024-12-16: 87 articles
Week of 2024-12-23: 67 articles
Week of 2024-12-30: 75 articles
Week of 2025-01-06: 82 articles
Week of 2025-01-13: 80 articles
Week of 2025-01-20: 78 articles
Week of 2025-01-27: 81 articles
Week of 2025-02-03: 81 articles
Week of 2025-02-10: 79 articles
Week of 2025-02-17: 76 articles
Week of 2025-02-24: 77 articles
Week of 2025-03-03: 72 articles
Week of 2025-03-10: 73 articles
Week of 2025-03-17: 87 articles
Week of 2025-03-24: 75 articles
Week of 2025-03-31: 102 articles
Week of 2025-04-07: 80 articles
Week of 2025-04-14: 87 articles
Week of 2025-04-21: 71 articles

Average Articles per Day of the Week

Day of the Week	Average Articles
Monday	11
Tuesday	12
Wednesday	16
Thursday	23
Friday	10
Saturday	2
Sunday	9

Average Articles per Day of the Week

📈 Word Count Analysis

Mean Word Count: 481 words
Median Word Count: 416.5 words