Ian RoseDec 30, 2022
Instead of tooting the Washington Post article about how the North Shore Leader broke the Santos story (as I've seen twice on my feed today), how about we link to the actual North Shore Leader? Support your local news, and when a scoop like this happens, support the small papers, local to you or not, that break them: https://www.theleaderonline.com/single-post/the-leader-told-you-so-us-rep-elect-george-santos-is-a-fraud-and-wanted-criminal
The Leader Told You So: US Rep-Elect George Santos is a Fraud - and Wanted Criminal

By Niall Fitzgerald In a story first broken by the North Shore Leader over four months ago, the national media has suddenly discovered that US Congressman-elect George Santos (R-Queens / Nassau) - dubbed "George Scam-tos" by many local political observers - is a deepfake liar who has falsified his background, assets, and contacts. He is fact a wanted petty criminal in Brazil. The New York Times published a lengthy expose on Santos this week detailing that virtually everything Santos has said, f

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@ianrosewrites My “local news” is owned by McClatchy.
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Show threadIan RoseDec 31, 2022
@ZZiggy Yeah, a lot of times, the biggest local paper is owned by an awful hedge fund / corp that has its own problems. Even then, I think there are advantages to them over just nationalized news, but is there nothing smaller in your market? No alt-weeklies? If there aren't, it's an opportunity for someone. Ultimately, I think papers can be like bookstores - a lot of small local ones are doing better than the narrative suggests, but they have to provide something a big chain doesn't. Good luck.