The regional press, in particular, should be less concerned with the supposed threat of bloggers and user-generated content and look at the conversations and news being shared by users on new platforms, he added.
Facebook group coordinated events, the use of Twitter to share links and information during breaking news events, and freedom of information requests made by the public through MySociety are all examples of users consuming news away from traditional organisations and 'communications and news blurring', said Steinberg.
Listen to the clip below to hear Steinberg's full comments:
Other news from today's WMF on local media and on MySociety:
US local media in worse shape than UK, says Enders
Third of local newspapers to have disappeared between 2002 and 2013, says Enders chief
mySociety turns five - how can journalists best use its sites?
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