There is an on-line paper here in Colorado that is trying to do that. Formed when a bunch of journalists were either laid off or decided to leave when there was a corporate takeover that signaled a kowtow to the highest bidder mindset. Colorado Sun
They are refreshingly candid and don’t shy awy from thorny problems. More left leaning than centrist but still astonishingly good reporting in things that really matter to Colorado.
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