To protect democracy, revive local journalism

By Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca BERKELEY — The Washington Post’s famous slogan, “Democracy Dies in Darkness”, is sadly coming true in many parts of the United States. The digital age has shattered newspapers’ business model, turning many communities into “news deserts” with no local journalism. Some 2,500 daily or weekly newspapers have folded since 2005, and there are now

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