If you’re a devoted Guardian reader, it’s unlikely you’ll have Breitbart saved to your favourites, while if you routinely like pics from pro-life protests, chances are you might not watch CNN. Vice is challenging social media users to ‘like what they hate’ in a bid to open minds and break echo chambers.

On the eve of the EU referendum, the Financial Times dropped its paywall for 24 hours, ensuring that everyone who wanted to vote had access to the facts. But rather than readers enjoying a convenient content free-for-all, the push led to a 600% surge in digital subscriptions.

With ad revenue plummeting for newspapers in both the US and UK, many organisations have put up paywalls on their websites. But in an era when people are used to accessing almost anything they want for free online, are subscription-based models really the answer for digital publishers?

With the UK’s regional press in decline and new hyperlocal offerings from tech giants including Google and Facebook, the way people discover news from their community is transforming. Canvas8 spoke to 20 Britons to understand how they keep up with current affairs in their local area.