Re:Why local US newspapers are sounding the alarm
by presidente20 on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @05:56PM
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It's surprising that the BBC think it's surprising.
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Re:Why local US newspapers are sounding the alarm
by fludlight on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @06:47PM
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I wonder what the local news situation is in the UK.
Re:Why local US newspapers are sounding the alarm
by CM30 on Friday July 13, 2018 @12:39PM
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Apparently it's struggling over here as well:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43106436
That said, I suspect there's more chance of local newspapers surviving in the UK than the US, if only because we tend to like tradition more over here and because local papers in many UK towns are well... locally owned. For instance, the main one in my town is (as far as I can tell) run by the community, written by regular people there and funded by ads almost entirely placed by local businesses. So there's less chance of a bean counter closing it down because the company's bottom line is at risk.
Overall though, they're also not doing so hot overall.