Sen. King Pushes to Support Local Journalism Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
April 09, 2020
April 09, 2020
BRUNSWICK, Maine, April 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined a group of nineteen senators seeking to support local journalism and media in any future coronavirus relief package. In a letter to Senate leadership and appropriators, the senators stress that the widespread impact of the pandemic - including plummeting advertising revenue - could decimate regional and local news outlets even as communities have . . .
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined a group of nineteen senators seeking to support local journalism and media in any future coronavirus relief package. In a letter to Senate leadership and appropriators, the senators stress that the widespread impact of the pandemic - including plummeting advertising revenue - could decimate regional and local news outlets even as communities have . . .