Alexandra Topping’s analysis (Collapse of local media leaves us all in the dark, 2 February) presents a one-sided view of a sector that is contributing an immense amount of good to our democratic society.
Local news media organisations reach huge audiences through print and digital platforms – 42 million people every month – and their thousands of journalists hold power to account daily by covering public institutions such as courts and councils on behalf of communities across the UK. They unearth stories that would otherwise never see the light of day, and campaign on a variety of local causes.
