The closure of a local title rarely makes national news, which is part of the problem. The consequences arrive slowly and are easy to attribute to something else.
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Research on newspaper closures finds measurable effects: lower turnout, fewer contested local elections and higher municipal borrowing costs. Scrutiny is cheaper than its absence.
National outlets cannot substitute. Covering a planning committee or a school board requires someone who lives nearby and returns next month.
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Whatever the funding model, philanthropic, cooperative or public, the argument for supporting it is civic rather than sentimental.
