This article is not corroborated by my real-world media experience at all. Local stories are simple. That makes them more reliable. If it's newsworthy, then na

This article is not corroborated by my real-world media experience at all. Local stories are simple. That makes them more reliable. If it's newsworthy, then national, followed by international journalists will pick up on it and it becomes something big. I don't want to give unnecessary details but I've been the subject of news stories multiple times, which always started in my humble local media. One time it led to a massive career opportunity that benefited me for ten years. The other time, I got significant international media attention which hugely boosted a charitable donation drive. Each time, journalists at the national level picked up my local story and landed me attention at that level. So, yeah...something's wrong with this study or at least how it's been communicated by NeimenLab. Also, local journalism is important. Let's not undermine that bastion of independence, free speech, and resistance to political censorship, fake news, or media corruption, shall we?