At a time when local newspapers, radios and television stations are struggling to stay afloat in a changing media world, Twitter has decided to enter the local news business. The micro-blogging site now offers users the opportunity to filter tweets based on their city, state or country of residence. The new tool is called ?local trends,? and it provides users an opportunity to see what is going on in their hometown or country through the eyes of other Twitter users. Jenna Sampson, representing the micro-blogging site, noted that the new feature will provide users with a more ?nuanced? experience, as they will be able to separate tweets focusing on neighbourhood and community issues from discussions about major international events.</p> <p>But Twitter users who look forward to using the local trends tool as soon as possible will have to keep in mind that the San Francisco-based micro-blogging site is rolling out this new feature on a gradual basis. For the first several months, it will only be available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and in Ireland. Separate local trends feeds will also be available for a small handful of American cities, including New York, Washington DC, Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, as well as several urban centres in Texas. Twitter will also introduce a separate tweet feed for London.</p> <p>As Twitter continues to expand and hopes to turn a profit for the first time, the micro-blogging site may soon start giving local papers and neighbourhood community blogs a run for their money.