Yes, local newspapers are essential in so many ways.
But it is getting so that life is too short to ever click onto a local news website.
Avoiding the onslaught of adverts is like playing Space Invaders. And working out where the next paragraph of a news item is like Where's Wally.
There must be a more balanced way of supporting local news sites.
The sheer un-usability of so many of the sites now means that the advertisers cannot be benefitting, and so the journalists cannot be benefitting.
@davidallengreen Avoiding clickbait titles in local newpaper websites are another form of playing Space Invaders.
@davidallengreen I know exactly what you mean. It is so irritating and it is one of the primary reasons why I avoid reading local news websites as much as is possible.
@bibliolater
> "[X]'s heartfelt three word message for Aston Villa"
*clicks*
> Three paragraphs on [X] saying "up the Villa"