Recently, local newspapers in the London area are campaigning hard to oppose the council newsletters misleading the local residents, the BBC London News has learnt.
The council newsletters/magazines are perceived of writing lots of propaganda information, while the local papers act active roles of scrutinising what the local authorities are doing.
A representative from the Fulham and Hammersmith Chronical said: "There will be nobody bring the town halls and local councils into scrutiny and count for what they are doing."
According to Katherine Carpente, the BBC London correspondent, the local authorities are reportedly spending anywhere between £14 and £488,000 last year to produce their professional council newsletters.
There was even a fierce competition between the local councils who has produced the best publication.
One of the local residents from Hammersmith, south west of London, said: "It's kind of fooling people, isn't it? I wouldn't notice the difference."
While another added: "The council newsletters, true, got a bit of propaganda."
A representative from the local authorities said their publications are popular among the local residents, "We need to communicate with our local residents, and this is what we are trying to do."
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