1) Because "local news" by its very nature doesn't mean anything (or anywhere). Since it is a ubiquitous term, anything can be local news. 2) Since local news

1) Because "local news" by its very nature doesn't mean anything (or anywhere). Since it is a ubiquitous term, anything can be local news. 2) Since local news doesn't have a defined head, it's hard to scrutinize, whereas national/global news is at least exposed for what it is (regardless of whether people recognize that or not). 3) What I mainly wanted make a point about was the future of local news in regards to Sinclair buying up Tribune Media stations [1]. That would make it "local news" with quite a blatant, pointed agenda. [1] http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/06/trump-fcc-sinclair-broadcast-expansion-241337 http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/06/trump-fcc-sinclair-...