Almost all the ‘local’ press is owned by one or more of the big nationals. The level of journalism, at least online, is appalling.
People forget that the Guardian began life as the Manchester Guardian. Its journalism has always been great, even if the proof reading was always suspect
I always buy our local newspaper and pay for our online . Both were enormously helpful in local campaigns such as football pitches and CIL campaigns (where the council raised taxes unfairly)
Local newspapers are essentially dead at this point. Better to support your local democracy reporter if you have one. I pay to support mine. Worth every penny.
Look up the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Funded by the BBC. Reports on all the basic stuff your local paper cannot for lack of resources.
However, the BBC cannot fund one person doing everything so throwing extra money into the pot with a request to cover x because literally no-one else is has significant value.
Yes, it does seem generous. But HH’s contribution allows others to have it that can’t afford it, I believe.
And I think the Guardian is mostly reader supported so their articles tend to be less biased, which is a good thing.
My knowledge on this topic is a bit sketchy tho, so it needs confirmation.