The loss of this community newspaper poses an interesting discussion about the future of America. According to this report from the FCC about local community's needs…
“The result has been a shift in producing news away from journalists and toward government and institutions.” In short, those in the power structure can tell citizens what they want to tell them, in the way they want to tell them—that’s, of course, if they tell them anything at all.
What happens when a community loses its newspaper? – CommonWealth Magazine
In Holyoke, residents still mourn the loss of the T-T nearly 20 years later