Still, the newspaper continued to advocate for those who were still being "victimised" by unreasonable rents, the practice of using land courts (which were tilted towards landlords) to intimidate tenants, and other disadvantages.
In August 1881, it rejected Parnell's more radical Land League proposals as a threat to social and political order.
[9] In 1885, the editorial position was that the conflict between landlords and tenant farmers was a far more serious issue than the political arguments between Green and Orange factions.
[10] While the Impartial Reporter remained sceptical of Unionism, the rival Fermanagh Times, reflecting its supporters' views, took an early Unionist stance.
[9] The Impartial Reporter eventually converted to supporting Unionist views during the second Home Rule debate in the early 1890s.
She said her decision followed a "perfect storm" in which the recession and emerging online competition struck an often devastating blow to local newspapers across the UK.