Local news is dying. Does it matter? (with Dr. Nikki Usher)

This week, Mike and Erol are joined by Dr. Nikki Usher, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Senior Fellow at the Open Markets Institute. Her new book, “News for the Rich, White, and Blue” traces the decline of local newspapers in cities that don’t have the Times or the Post, and how it has reshaped the landscape of news production and consumption. We talk about how the market for news has failed, what it has meant for our beloved places and papers like the Baltimore Sun and International Herald Tribune, and how we’ll always have croissants, all while Nikki enjoys the “beer of Champaign.”

To order Nikki’s book, “News for the Rich, White, and Blue”, visit: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/news-for-the-rich-white-and-blue/9780231184670

Mike is drinking: DC Brau Joint Resolution Hazy IPA

Erol is drinking: Right Proper Li'l Wit

Nikki is drinking: Blind Pig Brewing Raspberry Wheat