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# Facebook made local newspapers redundant
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2015/12/11449/
- Published: 2015-12-15T23:01:19.000Z
- Updated: 2015-12-15T23:02:14.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: Facebook, Local News

[The problem with local newspapers](http://scripting.com/liveblog/users/davewiner/2015/12/15/0641.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com):

> John Robinson [notes](http://johnlrobinson.com/2015/12/when-the-social-networks-beat-you-to-the-story/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) that his local paper is much slower than Facebook and Twitter, often reporting local stories two days after it appeared on social media. What’s the solution? Not sure there needs to be one. The news is getting where it needs to go. Maybe what’s needed is a purpose for a professional news organization.

There is no point in me buying my local newspaper. Given that the journalists actually lift stories from the local Facebook groups, it’s just a printed archive of days-old news at this point. And [their website sucks](http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com).