New @politico: The Collapse of Local News: Don't Forget to Blame Readers https://t.co/jMiVA7l4ye
— Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) June 12, 2021
Local newsrooms can combat polarization, but they need to have the margins to do so.
— Lauren Harris (@LHarrisWrites) June 9, 2021
My latest for @CJR, including thoughts from @joshuadarr, @julie_makinen, and @BarackObama:https://t.co/2C4TiJn0PP
If local newspapers go away or are weakened beyond recognition, a real possibility given their steep decline and Americans’ lack of awareness of it, we won’t just feel nostalgic for them — we’ll feel actual consequences. https://t.co/qdeDRCiHBG
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) June 3, 2021
Do people outside of media know that we have about 50% fewer journalists today that we did in 2010 and they make about 50% less than they did? I feel like there's this weird thing where no one outside of media talks about that. If it were any other industry, people would worry
— Amy Westervelt (@amywestervelt) March 19, 2021
On Sunday's "Reliable," @davidcicilline, chair of the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, announced a March 12 hearing "on a set of proposals to save local journalism." https://t.co/UmwBpiB7R2
— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) March 1, 2021
COVID-19 is ravaging local newspapers, making it easier for misinformation to spread https://t.co/BG7caU7sjn
— TIME (@TIME) January 28, 2021
Local news is dying. Long live…. Nextdoor?
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) January 27, 2021
I wrote about why the under-the-radar social network is booming in the pandemic, how it’s reshaping local politics, and what happens when it starts to replace local papers as a news and opinion hub. https://t.co/JxekFdF0Ux
Sad! 