Local sites take on local monopoly or near-monopoly newspapers.
He regularly blasts the Bay-area media for what he regards as ethical lapses and shoddy coverage of local issues. No one would confuse these sites with the slick news organizations they criticize. Content ranges from detailed and thoughtful analyses of inaccuracies and biases to bizarre conspiracy theories and racist rants. But what they lack in consistency and professionalism, they make up for in providing an alternative to the stifling monotone of many corporate-owned, deliberately bland media outlets. Working out of his basement studio apartment in Brooklyn, Stoll has managed to embarrass the august Times by gleefully pointing out mistakes and flagrant examples of slanted news.