This is not a sign that "news organizations should try harder" (quoting another comment).
It's a sign that good local news is not profitable to produce — e.g. a failure of the free market to provide a critical public good. As a corollary, it's a sign that a prerequisite of functional democracy is failing.
One potential solution is directly government funded news, but then the government can control the news, which is a potentially worse scenario!
A more effective alternative might be a universal tax rebate of say $100, which can only be allocated to news organizations. (though of course there are lots fiddly details to make this actually work)
It's a sign that good local news is not profitable to produce — e.g. a failure of the free market to provide a critical public good. As a corollary, it's a sign that a prerequisite of functional democracy is failing.
One potential solution is directly government funded news, but then the government can control the news, which is a potentially worse scenario!
A more effective alternative might be a universal tax rebate of say $100, which can only be allocated to news organizations. (though of course there are lots fiddly details to make this actually work)