There are many reasons for the decline of local news, but here's Jack Shafer with a reminder not to ignore the demand side: "Despite all the impassioned calls from academics and journalists to salvage it, local news’ most vital constituency—readers—have withheld their affections."

Opinion | Why Has Local News Collapsed? Blame Readers.

Opinion | Why Has Local News Collapsed? Blame Readers.

Despite all the impassioned pleas to salvage local news coverage, the reality is there’s a demand-side problem.

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