Ghosting the News
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Ghosting the News

Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy

No News Is Bad News

by David Meyer

Former Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan details a dangerous trend in America and worldwide: The loss of local newspapers on a grand scale.

 

Former Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan outlines a crisis in American journalism: Since 2010, US newspapers have cut nearly half their staffs, and thousands of papers have closed. When local reporting disappears, she finds, government and corporate corruption rises.


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