Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“Newspapers, and their online versions today, seem to do better when they are owned and operated by local people who live in their areas of circulation. Ignoring the mega-monsters like Gannett and Paxton, even fairly small chains of news media seem to behave more and more as arms of the government and the political activists that dominate national and State politics. When coupled with the continued decline from internet and broadcast media competition, this harbors anything but ill for a fair, not just free, press. And more and more local, small-town and rural papers are just plain disappearing.” (12/01/24)
https://thepriceofliberty.org/2024/12/01/press-freedom-going-with-a-whimper-not-a-bang/