My new term I learned today comes from @brianstelter: news deserts. News deserts are areas where local news outlets and public service journalism are lacking. News Deserts = uninformed voters and I'd bet those areas also have a lower voter turnout. pic.twitter.com/GSwgfwK9f8
— Grace Dearing (@GraceDearing) November 2, 2018
All politics is local — and so we have a big problem without local news. Important discussion by @brianstelter @businessofnews https://t.co/2U8Uv1tfBD
— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) November 2, 2018
When we lose local news, voters lack vital info on the daily activities of government on which to make informed decisions. As part of special election coverage, I interview Penny Abernathy @businessofnews on the expanding costs of Expanding News Deserts.
https://t.co/MAaGCk6Gjf pic.twitter.com/9SaoTAPFWe— Antonia Juhasz (@AntoniaJuhasz) November 2, 2018
The election is literally days away, so how are people getting informed? In some Fresno County news deserts, they're not. https://t.co/RKeR9ipUwE
— Laura Tsutsui (@LauraTsutsui) November 2, 2018
Report for America Announces Initiative to Place Local Reporters in California Newsrooms to Reduce "News Deserts"https://t.co/J0UTCzgvIH
— On Journalism (@On_Journalism) November 2, 2018
Sad! 