Local TV isn't likely to expand coverage beyond the items typically reported on during daily broadcasts. In the mean time the kind of local and hyperlocal coverage traditionally handled by print media journalists is going to be largely absent, which will in turn reduce the amount of grist for the blogosphere.

Some believe that bloggers will pick up the slack (and possibly even improve coverage) when newspapers drop off. Having worked for the 2nd largest newspaper company in North America for a couple years now I'm unconvinced. Simply put quality journalism (as opposed to editorializing) requires a tremendous amount of time and effort to pull off, and is very expensive.