You watchdog on the media a lot.
Am I way off base here?
Local TV is suffering from lack of advertising to a greater degree than even the networks. Local newsgathering is expensive, so it gets cut. The same with newspapers. Local reporting requires folks to go to school boards, city councils, etc. Wire copy is relatively cheap, so it serves as filler.
I think the answer is citizen journalism. You are seeing more and more local blogging from folks who always attend the meetings, but were always frustrated because the newspapers wouldn’t print their letter to the editor.
That is what I am doing.
http://lincolnparishnewsonline.wordpress.com/