Where does the Pilot come from?

I was talking with a friend the other day about the quality of local news or lack thereof. My friend said he was of the same opinion, but he said "I'm glad we have a decent local paper, the pilot..." You mean The Lake Wylie Pilot I said? The rating of decent is subject to your own interpretation, so I concede that part. Local, however, that is up for debate.

Many people define local as locally owned. Let's explore that. Have you ever thought about who owns the local paper? Lake Wylie residents? Nope. They're owned by The McClatchy Company.

A small family-owned newspaper business? Not even close. They have over 8,000 employees. Does this affect how they report on the community? The Fort Mill Times and Charlotte Observer have the same parent company.