Probably true, but just an opportunity for someone to produce something local and not paper based. Most products are designed for mass markets, it'd be great to see something work for a large group of smaller community in the way newspapers did in the past. Also i wonder if this is in part due to the fact that online news is more easily manipulated and therefore corruption is easier to get away with.
The article specifically addressed your suggestion. It said people had been suggesting that ever since community papers declined, but there's been no replacement.
It's still good to look for a replacement, but I think you may be being a bit blasé about it.
I never said it would be easy, and i certainly don’t have a solution. Having worked very closely with old school media companies, being acquired by one, and trying to contribute to the issues...yeah, maybe I’m just exhausted by the problem, but i stand by staying it’s a big opportunity when someone finally gets it right.
Nextdoor.com is used for this in my neighborhood. Lots of people debating local issues, local news stations posting relevant news, people buying and selling stuff (like the classifieds in a newspaper), local real estate etc.
I think that sounds close to what you're describing.
