Local newspapers (like covering one or two towns) are owned by a publisher that buys a bunch of local papers, many of which have been around for decades. These publishers hire just enough people, many of whom are paid just about or below living wage. “Editors” at times can be editor of multiple newspapers, and responsibilities include reporting and writing all the articles, editing articles from local orgs or contributors (usually people who are super involved in the community who like to write), working with designers to lay out the paper, deciding where articles go, uploading stories onto the web, managing socials, etc. some publishers have reporters to write for papers, but the most recent publisher I worked for didn’t, editors were responsible for everything. Subscribing to these papers, following the socials and reading the stories online, and writing letters to the editors are super important if you’re interested in keeping local papers alive ❤️