The quirky Canadian movie Big News from Grand Rock (2014) was about the impending demise of a small town newspaper. It was filmed in Midland Ontario which had already seen the closing of the local Free Press after its acquisition by Metroland (aka the Toronto Star). What now passes for local news coverage is to be found in the Barrie Examiner, also published by Metroland.
We seem to be heading towards some form of post-literate society where news is best digested in small bites (or is that Tweets).
It is sad for news junkies, of whom there are many.