THE Worcester Evening News and Berrow's Worcester Journal have been praised by Worcestershire County Council.
The papers were hailed for performing a vital community role along with the county's four other dailies and 13 weeklies.
The council said research has shown three quarters of Worcestershire residents prefer to receive information about the authority through newspaper articles.
"It's through the great work of papers like the Evening News and Berrow's Worcester Journal that we communicate with the public and we in turn are held to account for the services we provide," said Councillor Adrian Hardman, the cabinet member for communications.
Rob Sykes, council chief executive, added: "We take our relationships with our newspapers very seriously, because, similar to the county council, a lot of our reporters live in Worcestershire too.
"They, like us, care about the quality of services delivered because they, like us, are the ones receiving that service."
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