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Who’s Responsible for the Decline of Media?
Ruta Ulcinaite

Who’s Responsible for the Decline of Media?

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Many newsroom employees are very quick to point their fingers at specific organizations and technologies for layoffs and declining local news overall. But who is really to blame? The rise of the internet? The rise of social media?  Jeremy Littau wrote in his Slate article that the bad seed goes back to the 1980’s and… Continue reading Who’s Responsible for the Decline of Media?

People Need Local News — But It May be on Its Last Legs
Trevor Toczydlowski

People Need Local News — But It May be on Its Last Legs

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While what happens in rural Texas or Georgia might not matter at the national level, it matters immensely to the people who live in these small towns and communities. The local news the receive from their television stations or newspapers is their only opportunities to get the news most relevant to them. Unfortunately the slowing… Continue reading People Need Local News — But It May be on Its Last Legs