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> [Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/whether-people-care-enough-about-local-news-to-pay-for-it-is-sadly-an/)

[Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/)

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