Michelle Manafy
The rate of local newspaper closures has accelerated to 2.5 a week in 2023, according to a new report from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University released Thursday. Over half of counties in the US now have just one or no local news outlets.
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2023/2023-news-deserts-report-penny-abernathy-medill/
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US lost more than two local newspapers a week this year, new Medill report finds - Poynter

Over half of counties in the US now have just one or no local news outlets

Poynter
Nov 17, 2023 at 12:54pmWeb
Show threadAlexander Sosedkin Nov 17, 2023
@michellemanafy and even fewer o'them have counts
Show threadParanoid FactoidNov 17, 2023
@michellemanafy This is really important. Local reporters give a clear window into what's going on at the ground level.
Show threadKelly Wheaton 🦫💧🐸 🌻🌹Nov 18, 2023
@michellemanafy and the rate of public awareness and literacy goes down exponentially