057 - The Local News Crisis
August 9, 2022
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Episode 57 · August 9, 2022
057 - The Local News Crisis
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<p>In this episode, the group is joined by Stephen Sherlock of Franklin Matters, Alan Earls of the Franklin Observer, and Martin Luttrell, former long-time reporter for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, to dive into the issue of "The Local News Desert" - the dissolution of smaller local news outlets, discussing the decline of readership seen by newspapers, the economics of small businesses, the importance journalism plays in your community and the online future for regional reporting.</p><p>If you'd like to learn more about Steve Sherlock and the news Franklin Matters brings to the Franklin community, you can visit their here:</p><p><a href="https://www.franklinmatters.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.franklinmatters.org/</a></p><p>If you'd like to learn more about Alan Earls and the reporting done from Franklin Observer, you can visit them here:</p><p><a href="https://franklinobserver.town.news/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://franklinobserver.town.news/</a></p>
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