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{{Infobox newspaper
| name               = ARLnow
| type               = [[Online newspaper]]
| publisher          = Local News Now LLC<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stein |first1=P. |title=Neighborhood news site built a loyal D.C. following but couldn't make money |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/neighborhood-news-site-built-a-loyal-dc-following-but-couldnt-make-money/2016/12/29/9bdfb324-c851-11e6-8bee-54e800ef2a63_story.html |access-date=22 December 2021 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=29 December 2016}}<!--
"Local News Now also is the owner of ARLnow.com and Reston Now.com, which operate in Virginia, but had hoped to branch into the District.
"By contrast, he said, ARLnow and RestonNow face less competition in the Virginia suburbs and are financially viable, although Brodbeck wouldn't release specific numbers. He said he plans to put more resources toward those two sites, expanding their use of multimedia and video."
--></ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lichterman |first1=J. |title=D.C. publisher Local News Now closed two sites last year, but it's still bullish on advertising |url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/01/d-c-publisher-local-news-now-closed-two-sites-last-year-but-its-still-bullish-on-advertising/ |access-date=22 December 2021 |work=Nieman Lab |publisher=President and Fellows of Harvard College |date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802161525/https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/01/d-c-publisher-local-news-now-closed-two-sites-last-year-but-its-still-bullish-on-advertising/ |archive-date=2 August 2021}}<!--
"The company still operates two hyperlocal sites in D.C.'s Virginia suburbs — ARLnow in Arlington and Reston Now in Reston. The company has five full-time employees, including Brodbeck."
"Local News Now exceeded $500,000 in revenue for the first time in 2016. "The sites in Virginia are solidly profitable and the company itself is profitable," Brodbeck said. ARLnow averages 250,000 unique visitors per month and Reston Now has 70,000 uniques."
"ARLnow, which is our flagship, is continuing to rock and roll."
--></ref>
| foundation         = {{Start date and age|2010}}<ref name="https://simonowens.substack.com/p/scott-brodbeck-built-a-thriving-local">{{cite web |last1=Owens |first1=S. |title=Scott Brodbeck built a thriving local news company in the DC suburbs |url=https://simonowens.substack.com/p/scott-brodbeck-built-a-thriving-local |website=Simon Owens's Media Newsletter |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303234624/https://simonowens.substack.com/p/scott-brodbeck-built-a-thriving-local |archive-date=3 March 2021 |date=11 August 2020}}<!--
"Scott Brodbeck built a thriving local news company in the DC suburbs"
"In January 2010, a former TV news producer named Scott Brodbeck launched Arlington Now, an online only news site dedicated specifically to Arlington. It quickly grew an audience and revenue base, and Scott has since launched several other sites covering Northern Virginia."
--></ref>
| headquarters       = [[Ballston, Virginia]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connell |first1=M. |title=ARLNow Celebrates 10 Years Covering Arlington Online |url=https://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/arlnow-celebrates-10-years-covering-arlington-online |website=Arlington, VA Patch |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414111026/https://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/arlnow-celebrates-10-years-covering-arlington-online |archive-date=14 April 2020 |language=en |date=30 January 2020}}<!--"ARLNow, the digital news site based in Ballston, celebrated its 10th anniversary Wednesday night at Bronson Bierhall."--></ref>
| sister newspapers  = ALXnow, Reston Now, Tysons Reporter<ref name="https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/17/alexandrias-about-to-get-another-news-source/"/>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.arlnow.com/}}
}}
'''ARLnow''' is a local [[online newspaper]] covering news in [[Arlington County, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hayes |first1=D. |last2=Lawless |first2=J.L. |title=News Hole: The Demise of Local Journalism and Political Engagement |date=2021 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |location=Cambridge, UK |isbn=9781108834773 |page=129 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/news-hole/saving-local-news/EDDAED4DA8A77E9A59F1602A5756C004 |access-date=22 December 2021 |chapter=Saving Local News}}<!--https://www.google.com/books/edition/News_Hole/a_w7EAAAQBAJ "ARLNow is a local news start-up that covers politics, culture, and community events in Arlington County. In addition to posting stories throughout the day, the site sends a summary of its coverage each afternoon to users who have signed up for its news digest."--></ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Craft |first1=S. |last2=Davis |first2=C.N. |title=Principles of American Journalism: An Introduction |date=2021 |publisher=Routledge |location=New York |isbn=9781351106993 |edition=Third}}<!--https://books.google.com/books?id=mBgoEAAAQBAJ--></ref>
Scott Brodbeck started ARLnow in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stencel |first1=M. |last2=Adair |first2=B. |last3=Kamalakanthan |first3=P. |title=The Goat Must Be Fed: Why digital tools are missing in most newsrooms |url=http://www.goatmustbefed.com/resources/pdf/goat-must-be-fed.pdf |website=The Goat Must Be Fed |publisher=[[Duke University|Duke]] Reporters' Lab at the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy in the [[Sanford School of Public Policy]] |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416095051/http://www.goatmustbefed.com/resources/pdf/goat-must-be-fed.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2019 |date=2014}}<!--
"Brodbeck, a 30-year-old entrepreneur who previously worked in local TV, launched the sites because he saw a niche where he could make money in hyperlocal news. But he thinks data journalism adds little value to his business model."--></ref><ref name="https://simonowens.substack.com/p/scott-brodbeck-built-a-thriving-local" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Miars |first1=A. |title=#78 – Scott Brodbeck leads thriving hyperlocal news network |url=https://itsalljournalism.com/scott-brodbeck-leads-thriving-hyperlocal-news-network/ |website=It's All Journalism |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203164724/https://itsalljournalism.com/scott-brodbeck-leads-thriving-hyperlocal-news-network/ |archive-date=3 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grubisich |first1=T. |title=How to Get to 5 Years of Success in Hyperlocal Publishing |url=https://streetfightmag.com/2015/01/16/how-to-get-to-5-years-of-success-in-hyperlocal-publishing/ |website=Street Fight |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524165334/https://streetfightmag.com/2015/01/16/how-to-get-to-5-years-of-success-in-hyperlocal-publishing/ |archive-date=24 May 2017 |date=16 January 2015}}</ref> ARLnow publishes Morning Notes every day with a roundup of local news and includes a weather report for each day.{{Citation needed|reason=This statement needs a secondary source. [[WP:ORIGINAL]]|date=December 2021}} The site is updated throughout the day.{{Citation needed|reason=This statement needs a secondary source. [[WP:ORIGINAL]]|date=December 2021}}
In 2020, for their coverage of [[Amazon HQ2]], the [[Washington, D.C.]] chapter of the [[Society of Professional Journalists]] awarded ARLnow journalists with the 2019 Dateline Award for online business reporting.<ref>{{cite web |title=DC SPJ Dateline Awards — Presenting the best of 2019 Washington DC journalism. |website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz-pQ8yR_MU&t=1220s |access-date=22 December 2021 |date=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Miles |first1=V. |title=ARLnow Wins Journalism Award for Amazon HQ2 Coverage |url=https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/10/arlnow-wins-journalism-award-for-amazon-hq2-coverage/ |website=ARLnow.com |publisher=Local News Now LLC |access-date=22 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314085315/https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/10/arlnow-wins-journalism-award-for-amazon-hq2-coverage/ |archive-date=14 March 2021 |date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
==Related publications==
In addition to ARLnow, '''Local News Now''' operates other local news sites in [[Northern Virginia]], including ALXnow in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], Reston Now in [[Reston, Virginia|Reston]], and Tysons Reporter in [[Tysons]].<ref name="https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/17/alexandrias-about-to-get-another-news-source/">{{cite web |last=Beaujon |first=Andrew |title=Alexandria's About to Get Another News Source |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/17/alexandrias-about-to-get-another-news-source/ |publisher=Washingtonian |access-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224071325/https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/17/alexandrias-about-to-get-another-news-source/ |archive-date=24 December 2021 |date=17 September 2019}}</ref>
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.arlnow.com/}}
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[[Category:Arlington County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Newspapers established in 2010]]
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