Medill report shows local news deserts expanding
October 23, 2024
October 23, 2024
EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
Erin Karter
EVANSTON, Ill. - The number of local news deserts expanded in the U.S. this year with 127 newspapers shuttering, leaving nearly 55 million Americans with limited to no access to local news, according to the Medill State of Local News Report 2024 released today.
Medill researchers also discovered some reasons for optimism in their annual study of local news . . .
Erin Karter
EVANSTON, Ill. - The number of local news deserts expanded in the U.S. this year with 127 newspapers shuttering, leaving nearly 55 million Americans with limited to no access to local news, according to the Medill State of Local News Report 2024 released today.
Medill researchers also discovered some reasons for optimism in their annual study of local news . . .