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Old Posted Jul 2, 2008, 5:17 PM
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Originally Posted by omro View Post
Can someone explain to me why they have a "local" news section that rarely seems to have Hamilton news in? Unless that's provincial news.
Something those on the board have seen me rant on before.

It's because The Spec is owned by an absentee publisher, Torstar. To maximize profits it's more cost effective to run the same news piece (or a slight variation) across all of their publications than it is to staff a proper local newsroom.

Unfortunately, local newsrooms have been hollowed out and as a result we get less quality local news, and investigate reporting is extinct.

As a new arrival (2 months ago) to Hamilton, I can say there's lots to explore and do. Since moving to Hamilton we've really enjoyed ourselves.
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