For those who haven’t heard, the New York Daily News saw some of the most brutal cuts to its reporting staff in recent memory. No one was safe, not even the librarians who archive the paper’s work. You may not notice it right away—no sector is immune to layoffs–but the pain of the layoffs could easily affect you.

Follow us here: Without reporters you may not know what’s happening down the street, how to best shame a bad landlord putting tenants in harm’s way, and what the people you elected to represent you in public office are up to. That’s plain and simple.

The last prong is maybe the most important since the whole point of newspapers is to watch what elected officials are up to, a mandate that lies in the heart of the First Amendment. It’s true, lawmakers happily tell their constituents what’s happening in their office, but usually they’re telling you one side of it. Can you remember a lawmaker ever openly admitting to wrongdoing unless a newspaper finds out first or prosecutors are ready to indict?

Without reporters poring through documents, sitting in on government meetings, or even asking a question on what came out of the meeting, makes the prospect of getting the information to New Yorkers virtually impossible. Without reporters, tracking malfeasance becomes tougher. In this age where yes, social media has proliferated and allowed users to inform or disinform their audiences, the craft of journalism is lost. Say hello to fake news.

While many eyes are on Manhattan, home to City Hall, there’s a painful neglect on the outer boroughs. This started back in 2015 when the Daily News closed its Bronx bureau. We’ll get the occasional coverage from the big media, though we argue it runs on the “if it bleeds it leads” track. The killing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz is a prime example. There’s more to the borough than murder and mayhem. There’s rejuvenation in the works.

What’s most important about the Daily News, which arguably sets it apart from the other papers, including the Norwood News, is numbers. Their circulation more than 200,000 newspapers a day, way more than the Norwood News’ 15,000 circulation reach. With more newspapers out there, there are more eyeballs, hence the Daily News’ numerical impact. From a reporting standpoint, it’s not quantifiable. Bottom line—with so few bodies out there covering this complicated city, the reader loses.