The more local news is, the more relevant it is to your life. That's all the more reason why the death of local newspapers is a real tragedy for society. People get disconnected from local news that matters, and instead focus on ridiculous and abstract sensationalism that passes for mainstream news today. A devastating Cyclone in the South Pacific should barely be a whisper in a local newspaper, but now it will be a huge story that takes up your attention and raises anxiety as you see live footage of death and disruption in Papua New Guinea.
Coverage of Mass shootings applies here too. Why does some nutcase killing people in Topeka Kansas have to do with your daily life in Anchorage, Alaska? It shouldn't, but now because of global mainstream news, events even in New Zealand are being used to justify gun policy in the USA. It's so ridiculous. We SHOULD read the news, the local newspaper, and start caring about what is happening in our local communities.
Coverage of Mass shootings applies here too. Why does some nutcase killing people in Topeka Kansas have to do with your daily life in Anchorage, Alaska? It shouldn't, but now because of global mainstream news, events even in New Zealand are being used to justify gun policy in the USA. It's so ridiculous. We SHOULD read the news, the local newspaper, and start caring about what is happening in our local communities.