Uchicago Institute of Politics
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Local News Deserts & Polarization

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April 12, 2024

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Featuring Jeff Zeleny, CNN; Tim Marema, The Daily Yonder; Silvia Rivera, Director of the Local News Program at the MacArthur Foundation. Moderated by Institute of Politics Founding Director David Axelrod.

One-fifth of Americans, urban and rural, live in an area with either no local news organization, or one at risk. How has this led to the nationalization of news and the rise of hyper-partisanship, misinformation, and the decline of local civic engagement? What promising interventions counter this trend?

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