{"id":1610,"date":"2014-08-08T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2014-08-08T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T10:10:00","slug":"universal-hub-for-local-local-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1610","title":{"rendered":"Universal Hub for Local, Local, Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I enter the letter U into my Chrome browser, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universalhub.com\/\" target=\"_self\">UniversalHub.com<\/a> is the top choice on my list of websites beginning with that letter. It&#39;s where I go when I want local news.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401a3fd425e79970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Universal hub\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401a3fd425e79970b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401a3fd425e79970b-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px; border: 1px solid #A19F9F;\" title=\"Universal hub\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have shortcuts to get to UH, as many fans call it, on both my iPhone and iPad. It&#39;s usually the first site I visit each morning. And, when I want to know what&#39;s going on, why traffic is stopped on Storrow Drive, or why I&#39;m hearing non-stop sirens, I call up Adam Gaffin&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/universalhub\" target=\"_self\">@universalhub<\/a> timeline on Twitter.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mainstream Media Failure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every night, I wind up clicking away from local newscasts because, instead of local news, they offer up international coverage or some viral video from Los Angeles. Rather than out doing their jobs, they just take the feed from the network to fill the time.&#0160;If I want local news, I have to turn to sites like UH.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support Universal Hub<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As with many other sites, Universal Hub is supported by advertising, affiliate programs, and contributions.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>Adam recently added a link that asks readers,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&quot;Help keep Universal Hub going. If you like what we&#39;re up to and want to help out, please consider a (completely non-deductible) donation.&quot;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You&#39;ll find the place to click by scrolling down in the right hand sidebar. The next time you get a great, timely, local answer to your question, &quot;What&#39;s going on right now in Boston?&quot; click the link and drop a few coins in the UH tip jar.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=bostonzestcom-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957\" target=\"_blank\">to click over to Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/> from here to support this site!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"90\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=20&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=gift_certificates&amp;banner=05F47J9V4TS95DY2CR82&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"120\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Words: Penny Cherubino<br \/>Screengrab from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universalhub.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Universalhub.com<\/a>&#0160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supplying the information that radio, TV, and newspapers can&#8217;t or won&#8217;t cover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,964,279,76,4],"tags":[3161,1199,6332,3159,6331],"class_list":["post-1610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boston101","category-city-life","category-friday-links","category-very-inexpensive-or-free","category-we-recommend","tag-adam-gaffin","tag-local","tag-local-news","tag-uh","tag-universal-hub-for-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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