Write Locally, Read Globally

Given the increasing amount of content in the local Bay Area newspapers that comes straight off the wire services, the NYTimes, or the Washington Post, it has started to seem like I should just go for a NYTimes subscription. The local papers get slimmer and less interesting every month. Perhaps Apple's announcement at the end of the week will add some spice to the situation. Now it looks like the tables will turn a bit, as a local non-profit news startup will be supplying local reporting for the Times San Francisco Bay Edition. Someplace along the way I hope we're going to see a model that stabilizes things for at least a few great national papers with quality local content.