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Local democracy has certainly weakened but that's not why local papers are struggling - though that may not be the point you're making. Even with the cuts imposed by Westminster there is still a job to be done in monitoring and criticising local politicians. Perhaps even more so than before...

There's no doubt that the conventional business model is outmoded. The sums don't add up, and people's reading habits have changed out of all recognition. But there is definitely a role for a really good Sussex news website, and niches for local magazines like Viva Lewes. There could even be a...

A pedant writes: a sub IS a journo. Just a different type of journo. When a lot of people say "journalist" they're really talking about reporters. So there is no excuse for misspelled headings, particularly if they stay there all day. Sussex used to have thriving local papers and the Argus was...