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News Deserts

Discussion pertaining to the Tri-Cities, Flint, Mt. Pleasant, and Bad Axe
sinklair
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News Deserts

Post by sinklair » Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:20 am

Great article about the decline in LOCAL news coverage and the impact on broadcasters like Sinclair.

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wh ... -up/?amp=1

The Flint-Saginaw market is a prime example of this decline in local news coverage. Over h the past (two) decades, our local newspapers, The Flint Journal and Saginaw News, have reduced publications and cut staff. Radio stations that used to have a news staff have gone to national syndicated programming. And local TV stations like 25/66 have seen cuts and are filling time with national must-run corporate propaganda.

One good development is the startup Fkint Beat by publisher Jiquanda Johnson, formerly of the Flint News and for a brief moment 25-66.

https://flintbeat.com/

Johnson is helping fill the gap with a very slim staff, but is employing journalists and promoting diversity in coverage. Will it be able to survive as a solely digital publication remains to be seen. But the Flint Beat staff is filling an important community coverage need with a no nonsense, straightforward, hyperlocal approach toward news.



dirtymind410
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Re: News Deserts

Post by dirtymind410 » Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:05 pm

been stale in the past year.



paul8539
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Re: News Deserts

Post by paul8539 » Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:15 am

And all of the M-Live newspapers are now being printed in Cleveland.



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