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brokensixstring t1_j94arsk wrote

Hatred for news media always seems to be based on the premise that the industry is a monolith. I think there is a large swath of naysayers who are neglecting the local newspaper reporters who sit through public meetings, meet and make in roads woth the community and shine a light on these local items that actually matter and affect the lives of individuals.

I'd suggest, if people want a robust and effective media source, they think locally.

Small, local newsrooms are suffering due to large corporations gutting the staff. If communities rallied behind these underpaid reporters, they'd see "news media" as a multifaceted industry that can (and currently does) provide valuable information to the community.

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maiqthetrue t1_j957du4 wrote

Local newspaper are either hyper local news (covering only the small town it’s published in) or in the case of larger cities print mostly news from national sources anyway. Reading Chicago Tribune or St. Louis Post-Dispatch is not much different than reading New York Times. Most national content comes from AP or Reuters, and most columns are syndicated nationally known figures.

I get support for local reporters, but above the county level, it’s all nationally syndicated news.

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