They just have to find different ways of getting the story right, because folks want to know the whole story. Many people seem to be noticing efforts by papers to expand local coverage. It's not just the city news, but it's news from the smaller places as well. I think papers are for the most part constantly evolving. If they don't, they won't stay in business very long.
Skeptics point to inconsistencies and inaccuracies in coverage.
In other cases it's just mistakes. Ten percent said they had noticed stories in which papers discussed or explained their news practices, and 20 percent thought the number of such stories was increasing. In interviews, even people who told pollsters they had noticed such stories had trouble recalling specifics. Still, they liked the idea. Root expresses a sentiment shared by many.