The reality is producing good local news is hard work. It takes not just critical thinking, but effort to build a local network of sources and knowledge to repo

The reality is producing good local news is hard work. It takes not just critical thinking, but effort to build a local network of sources and knowledge to report what's going coherently while keeping readers engaged. This costs money. It doesn't matter if you think local media's business model is outdated or not, it is a critical part of functional democracy and governmental transparency. This bill might not be perfect, but it's a step in the right direction. It's naive to think nothing of value is lost when the internet destroys something.