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True Dough

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1. None of those media sources you list above

Reply to Edwcraig (Original post)

Sat Nov 2, 2024, 07:39 AM

Nov 2024

are going to provide you with local news. What do you use to find out what's happening in your town/city?

Done properly, there's still a vital role for local news to hold local/regional politicians accountable, to ensure the public is aware of decisions and controversies involving school boards, councils and sheriff's offices, etc.

You may get that information from online media outlets rather than in physical newspaper form, but the work of local journalists can still be of great value.

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I subscribed to daily newspapers to support Democracy. I was wrong [View all] Edwcraig Nov 2024 OP

None of those media sources you list above True Dough Nov 2024 #1

Good point but i fine local TV news does a better job than i.e The Courier Journal in Louisville. Sad but true. Edwcraig Nov 2024 #3

As long as you have some source of local journalism True Dough Nov 2024 #4

That's why I am on Nextdoor, even though it is a cesspool. SunSeeker Nov 2024 #5

Sadly, even the boston globe doesnt cover that stuff well any more getagrip_already Nov 2024 #2