I think the local newspaper has mostly given up on trying to sell copies from the box they've got in front of my shop. It looks like they're only putting a copy at the front of the case and then not even bothering to change it daily. (or is the newspaper just no longer a daily thing anymore because who reads dead tree newspapers when you've got a web site overloaded with the absolute worst kinds of ads getting in the way of reading the articles?)
I think their web strategy is recognition that the news is depressing so they're going to do whatever it takes to stop you from accidentally reading the news.