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Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home by softwaredoug on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:00PM (#46603799)
I know plenty of Patreon or Substack supported individual journalists that sit in council meetings and report what’s going on. Honestly with much better signal to noise that the local paper.
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Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home by shermantanktop on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:05PM (#46603902)
Local journalism, at its best, is part of a feedback loop. Council makes decision -> local reporter writes about it -> public reacts -> council changes its mind.

Can a Patreon or Substack journalist play that role?

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Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home by Doctor_Fegg on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:20PM (#46604189)
Absolutely yes. It’s happening every week of the year with the better Substack-style startups in the UK (London Centric, Manchester Mill etc.).
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Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home by softwaredoug on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:39PM (#46604559)
When coupled with “posts it on local subreddit”. Yes.
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