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Ghost Newspapers, News as a Civic Good, and Rebuilding Trust in Journalism

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English - June 03, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutes - ★★★★★ - 3K ratings
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Over the last 20 years, over 2000 local newspapers have shut down, leading to a 65% drop in the number of journalists and a sharp increase in political polarization. Steven Waldman founded Rebuild Local News, a non-profit coalition of over 3000 local newspapers, to combat this decline and advocate for local journalism. How did the rise of Craigslist kill the local newspaper? What can local papers learn from public libraries? And is it time to completely rethink the role of news in our society? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9H7aqbXi4n4

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Over the last 20 years, over 2000 local newspapers have shut down, leading to a 65% drop in the number of journalists and a sharp increase in political polarization. Steven Waldman founded Rebuild Local News, a non-profit coalition of over 3000 local newspapers, to combat this decline and advocate for local journalism. How did the rise of Craigslist kill the local newspaper? What can local papers learn from public libraries? And is it time to completely rethink the role of news in our society? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9H7aqbXi4n4


Follow Steven Waldman: https://twitter.com/stevenwaldman | https://rebuildlocalnews.org

Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang


Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50

Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang

Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

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