Comment by armchairhacker
6 days ago
Local news is different, because it’s more relevant, and moreover we rely on journalists to uncover hidden problems.
I don’t really need to hear about an event or problem happening across the globe, although it could have an important lesson, but I really don’t need to hear about it in a misleading, sensationalist way.
If enough people agree with you, should pay to get your news in a non-misleading, non-sensationalist way.
Sensationalist and misleading news is caused by newspapers that need to appeal to advertising and rich backers. Paying for news is the solution to these issues.
In my experience, paid news sources are better than free ones already in these aspects. Not perfect, but a lot better.