How many newspapers are really “local” anymore? The Virginian Toilet (Pilot) is owned by Tronc who also owns the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, etc. Flush em’ all.
I will say the bigger problem is when you have major conglomerates owning newspapers, what’s to stop ChiComs from buying interest into said companies.
We certainly know the ChiComs have exerted tremendous influence in our media.