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The article focuses on the decline of local newspapers, reflecting on the author's experience working for a small daily paper and highlighting the significant impact of the loss of community-based journalism on the polarization and political confusion in society today.

The article reports on the feud among four local periodicals at Greenwich Villave in Lower Manhattan, New York City that are vying for supremacy. It shows the fallout of "WestView News" that led its contributors to start a rival publication called "New WestView News," as well as the threat of defamation between columnist George Capsis and publisher Arthur Schwartz in "The Village Sun." Also noted is the goal of "The Village View" editor Kim Plosia to produce a local paper without interference.