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> In fact, I would go so far as to say that without a local newspaper an area isn't a community at all. In the US, it was the churches that made an area a comm
by protomyth 8y ago
> In fact, I would go so far as to say that without a local newspaper an area isn't a community at all.
In the US, it was the churches that made an area a community not the newspapers. As the churches have faded nothing has replaced them. Newspapers supplemented what was discussed informally in gatherings.
Frankly, local newspapers that didn’t remember that they served locals and either tried to preach or kept republishing national news outlets when it became obvious national news was available elsewhere doomed themselves.
- maxerickson 8y agoMy small town had a Catholic church for like every 4,000 people (and many other churches too). I think other poster is talking about communities of tens of thousands. I don't think you are talking about the same meaning of community.
- protomyth 8y agoI’m talking about the overall coverage provided by groups of churches. Larger towns had interlinked churches. Even small towns had multiple churches that cooperated.