As smaller newspapers shrink or disappear, it’s easy to romanticize the role they played. But one reporter’s memories of the heyday of local journalism reveal a much more complicated reality.

As smaller newspapers shrink or disappear, it’s easy to romanticize the role they played. But one reporter’s memories of the heyday of local journalism reveal a much more complicated reality.

  • Bizarroland@kbin.social
    73·
    1 year ago

    I think we should remember them the same way we remember the pony Express and the telegram, and phone systems where you had to talk to a human being to ask permission to call the person you’ve been trying to call.

    Possibly useful in a movie, definitely of historical value, but not necessary for the future.

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
      5·
      1 year ago

      Local news is pretty important, especially when you think about local politicians and the shit some of them get away with. Journalism holds them to account

      • Bizarroland@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        The problem is is that going fully digital saves so much money that the decrease in revenue still makes it more profitable.

        I’m pretty sure your local news station has a website that you could go to to get your daily dose of local news and quite possibly not have to pay for it.