My hometown newspaper got bought by a local rich Republican, who proceeded to drive out everybody on staff, replace it with her cronies, and make it one of the only two newspapers in the USA to endorse Trump the first time around. Finally, it collapsed outright, and now there's a whole mess around who owns its archival material.
Local news is now covered by a free magazine, which is both good and bad, for obvious reasons.
NOTE: The LA Times WAS allowed to endorse local and state measures. I cross-referenced that with the League of Women Voters, as well as a quick look over the qualifications of local candidates online. (Or lack therof, in the case of the school board candidate running on "restoring our children's innocence".)
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Date: 2024-10-27 07:43 am (UTC)Local news is now covered by a free magazine, which is both good and bad, for obvious reasons.
NOTE: The LA Times WAS allowed to endorse local and state measures. I cross-referenced that with the League of Women Voters, as well as a quick look over the qualifications of local candidates online.
(Or lack therof, in the case of the school board candidate running on "restoring our children's innocence".)