True, Oak. We can get news more immediately if we choose to.

A lot of the major online newspapers with established history of journalism, do have paywalls that limit what one can read. I haven't paid for any online access to fuller version --yet. Most likely I should use my local library online bar code number and get fuller access to their paid sponsored content for media news.

Coming from the side of the municipality: one can no longer expect a message about govn't program can be placed through online/paper news, tv or radio and later known by majority of citizens. That is if the city can even afford all those media channels. Nor can one expect people to subscribe to govn't twitter, fb feeds or generic emails, unless one wants to put up with a tsnami of news of which one might find only 15% relevant/useful. The communication channels have become much more diverse to reach everyone, or anyone.

I agree with Aromig, that glut of Internet news doesn't help people to even analyze the news and know even basics of what to look for in terms of veracity / reliable sources, etc.