Your Voice, Your News: Why We’re Keeping Comments Wide Open
- Small Town Productions
- Jul 29
- 2 min read
Small Town News | A Division of Small Town Productions
You may have noticed a trend lately, more and more news organizations are disabling their comments sections. Silenced. Shut down. Disconnected from the people they serve.
Not us. Not here at Small Town News. On our website, you will always have a place to have your say.
We’ve proudly decided to keep our comments open, because this isn’t just our platform. It’s yours. This is your news, and your voice belongs in the conversation.
We believe in real community engagement. We believe in tough questions, thoughtful opinions, and open dialogue. Whether you want to challenge a story, add your perspective, or simply say, “Thanks for covering this,” we welcome it, all of it.
We do not receive funding from any major corporations or political parties. We do this to ensure the news can remain independent and free of any outside influence other than the voice of you guys, our readers. That's how you know we care about the quality of news we deliver to you all.
And clearly, the community cares too, because we've officially passed 60,000 readers/views across our platform. That’s 60,000 moments of connection. 60,000 chances to inform, inspire, and include. You made that possible.
We don’t do this for profit; we are publicly funded, and we understand that sometimes money is hard to come by in today's society, so we do it for a purpose and to help different communities across the country. We’re here to serve, to inform, and to reflect the heart of the communities we cover.
A crucial part of that mission is listening, even when it’s messy, even when it’s uncomfortable, even when it challenges us, because that’s what true local journalism does: it listens and then tells the world and the communities it serves.
So go ahead; speak up, comment, question, celebrate, and critique. Your voice doesn’t just belong here; it helps shape what we do next.
Explore our work, support local news, and be a part of the conversation!
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