Not true. Television stations have reporters. Radio stations have reporters. Some are for-profit, some are public. They report on local meetings. Websites are cropping up that have reporters that cover local matters:
Maryland Public Television sends three reporters, plus an anchor and all the associated production staff, to cover the Maryland General Assembly each year. They sit through the hours of debates. They interview lawmakers.
The newspaper never was the only source of local news, and now more than ever there are places to get local news if people bother to look.
https://www.marylandmatters.org/
https://marylandreporter.com/
Maryland Public Television sends three reporters, plus an anchor and all the associated production staff, to cover the Maryland General Assembly each year. They sit through the hours of debates. They interview lawmakers.
The newspaper never was the only source of local news, and now more than ever there are places to get local news if people bother to look.