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Article Critique
The article about the bestselling book series Six of Crows is quite lacking, and does not expand upon the ideas brought up in the description. Much of what is said would not make sense to someone who is unfamiliar with the book, especially the plot summary. Name-dropping words such as "Kerch," "Dregs," and "Heartrender" without expanding on what those are makes the article difficult to understand for those who have no read the book itself. Additionally, much of the introduction paragraph is copied directly from the sources, without being put into the author's own words. There are also some grammatical and structuring issues. The article itself is classified as a stub article, so it could use some editing and expanding.

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Local news, in contrast to national or international news, caters to the news of their regional and local communities; they focus on more localized issues and events. Some key features of local newsrooms includes regional politics, business, and human interest stories. Unfortunately, local news readership has been declining in recent years, according to a recent study.

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Local news sources have also started covering less and less local politics in favor of stories that they believe will garner more clicks or attention. A study has also shown that there has also been less investigative journalism within local news stations in recent years.

Local News in the Digital Age
In the age of digital media, local news readership has started to fall. This can be attributed to the younger generation's disinterest in traditional news sources and the inability of news stations to fully integrate their business models and practices into the age of digital journalism. While national and international news industries began using Twitter as a way to break news and interact with their audiences, local news mediums have fallen behind, trending towards using Twitter as a secondary source for spreading information rather than a primary tool for audience engagement.

Since Internet sites reach a larger audience, more local news agencies have started their own websites to compete in the digital age. Websites are a great way for local news stations to produce more interactive content, which engages the audiences and increases readership.

Aside from the Internet, Twitter specifically has become a great way to engage the younger generation in news, gain more readership, and spread information. National news sources have started using Twitter to quickly notify the public of breaking news and to interact with their readers, but local news have failed to integrate Twitter and other forms of social media into their journalism practices as successfully. While local TV news stations have actually been a bit more effective with using social media, local newspapers have overall fallen behind. By engaging the audience and spreading important information, social media has been considered a solid method for strengthening the core standards of journalism. As a result, social media like Twitter has become a vital tool for news agencies to incorporate into their everyday practices.

There has been some misunderstanding about the outlook of local journalism: it is not in immediate crisis, but it is definitely a declining industry. As a result of the transition to digital content, local news agencies have had to change their business models. Although they previously gained revenue from subscriptions, more agencies have started making money from online advertising, but this only accounts for a small portion of revenue. This loss in revenue has been linked to a decline in local journalistic integrity, because with less profit, the need to make money through clickbait articles has become a necessity.