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