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Media scholar Thomas Patterson explains why he believes local public radio should be part of the conversation about saving local news.
"Local public radio has a staffing problem. Stations have considerable potential but aren’t yet in a position to make it happen."
Since 2005, more than 2,500 local newspapers have closed, with more on the way.
The local news crisis is more than a problem of shuttered newsrooms and laid-off journalists. It's also a democracy crisis. Largely overlooked in the effort to save local news are local public radio stations.
If you’ve read a recent science- or health-related article, you are probably aware of one inescapable fact: You’re dying. Or you’re lucky [...]