Corporate Media Is Doing A Bad Job, Here's How To Find Alternatives https://open.substack.com/pub/publicenlightenment/p/corporate-media-is-doing-a-bad-job?r=1oifl0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
There are great local news outlets, but you do have to seek them out -- and, if you can, support them.
https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/journalism-directory