I'm thinking of a fully formatted and printed section. The wire stories must still be integrated into the local papers. The AP would still be needed, perhaps, b

I'm thinking of a fully formatted and printed section. The wire stories must still be integrated into the local papers. The AP would still be needed, perhaps, but it could be filler. I used to deliver newspapers as a tween. Most days we had sections we had to insert (Food, Science, Arts, Comics). I don't see why a National/International section needs to be any different. Then the brand for the local paper becomes everything local. You flip to the Hartford Courant section and you know it's about your hometown areas. One side benefit is the Times section could have the national advertisements while local advertisers could be almost ensured local coverage.