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Save and Support Local Newspapers Now
A call to action to defend hometown papers against the rise of news deserts. The piece cites the NSNC and UNC Chapel Hill research showing hundreds of closures and mergers from 2004 to 2018, urging readers to subscribe, write letters to editors, support education programs, and spend locally to sustain community journalism and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristen Capps
Citylab.com
National Society of Newspaper
NSNC
School of Media and Journalism
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
United States
Itsnewsdeserts.com
Societ
Hewspaperownership
the Sentinel
GateHouse Media