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Originally Posted by llamaorama
Because good print news is half dead and paywalled while local TV is free and still closer to actual journalism than other free online news sources.
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Sad but true. Here in Austin the local TV news is almost the only way to get a daily dose of local updates. We still have a daily paper (Austin Statesman) that shrinks little by little every few months, and they keep their online coverage behind a pricey little firewall (breach-able, but not with ad block on your device). There is the online Texas Tribune which is quite good, but the coverage is more statewide than local. Even the free weekly Austin Chronicle is a pale shadow of its former self, and with SXSW facing bankruptcy, I envision the Chronicle shrinking even more. SXSW was the creation of Chronicle ownership back in the day. I don't know how much, if any, current overlap might exist.