What Happens to Democracy When Local Journalism Dries Up?

By artappraiser on Sat, 12/18/2021 - 9:26pm |

'Timothy Snyder, a Yale history professor... has called the loss of local news “the essential problem of our republic.” It is nothing less than a crisis, he says, and a deepening one.' https://t.co/bSWo24OSWq @Sulliview
— Sebastian Smee (@SebastianSmee) December 18, 2021

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/11/30/margaret-sullivan-the-local-news-crisis/

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Meanwhile, in Chicago:

"Nonprofit news is assuming a prominence once reserved for the city’s commercial outlets as the 175-year-old Tribune recedes and a public radio station, WBEZ, emerges as a rival for dominance in local reporting." https://t.co/c5ofCccZdu
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) January 11, 2022