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applegrove

(118,462 posts) Sat Oct 9, 2021, 03:53 PM Oct 2021

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What the Demise of Local News Means

What the Demise of Local News Means

October 9, 2021 at 11:02 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 25 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/10/09/what-the-demise-of-local-news-means/

"SNIP......

The Atlantic: “In the absence of local coverage, all news becomes national news: Instead of reading about local policy decisions, people read about the blacklisting of Dr. Seuss books. Instead of learning about their own local candidates, they consume angry takes about Marjorie Taylor Greene.”

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What the Demise of Local News Means (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2021 OP

I subscribe to my local newspaper. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #1

PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. I subscribe to my local newspaper.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Oct 9, 2021, 06:20 PM

Oct 2021

It's not perfect, but it does a decent job of covering the news in my city and state.

Santa Fe, New Mexican, if you care.

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