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What the Demise of Local News Means

October 9, 2021 at 11:02 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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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