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Number of local daily and non-daily newspapers in publication in the United States from 2004 to 2023

Author:     Amy Watson
Source:     Statista
Publication Date:     5 January 2024
 Link: Number of local daily and non-daily newspapers in publication in the United States from 2004 to 2023
Stephan:  

American culture is being transformed day by day. We are becoming more ignorant, yet far more emotional. There is more racism, more hate, more fear. I think it is being driven by the fact that we are becoming a majority minority population, and part of the White population does not understand and cannot stand this. They feel they arre losing something, even though they can’t really say the detais of what it is. And it is aided by a level of wealth inequality never before seen in this country. Major corporate media is now controlled by a group of oligarch corporations so small, as you saw in today’s first two reports, you can count them on one hand. And local newspapers are disappearing. If you don’t have local media how can you even know what your local government is up to? Or what is happening in your local community? Rumor? Gossip?

 A report on local news in the United States revealed that 2,627 weekly publications closed or merged with other papers between 2004 and 2023, with the number of non-daily papers falling from over 7.4 thousand to less than 4.8 thousand in that period. Dailies also saw a decline, with just over 1,200 in publication in 2023. Whilst this is evidently bad news for papers now out of print, the loss of local news also impacts communities reliant upon it.

News deserts: the state of play

News deserts are counties without access to or with very limited access to local news. As the number of local newspapers in publication continues to fall, many smaller, rural communities are left without coverage of their immediate area. Although some companies are attempting to preserve local news, many outlets have been merged, acquired by investors outside the industry, or have dissolved completely.

Impact on the consumer

Local news is overall more trusted than national news, and not only for its impartiality. Looking at U.S. […]

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