Thousands of newspapers across the U.S. have shuttered or downsized in recent years, leaving many communities without—or with highly diminished—local news outlets. The collapse of local journalism and rise of ‘news deserts,” along with the spread of dis- and mis-information, all point to a news industry in crisis.
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Source: Phys.org