Another one, the local NBC affiliate is owned by Sinclair and misrepresenting what happened
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Local politicians have less scrutiny than ever—despite heroic efforts by some of what remains of local press. Rare national attention.
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Without robust local press, corruption and impunity become normalized, and then trickles up. We glimpse when national attention goes there.
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Two entities who couldn't care less about editorial judgement as long as content brings in ad dollars & doesn't cause too much backlash.
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I definitely think that's important but it's also a result of politics as entertainment.https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/celebrity-warfare-image-politics-age-trump/ …
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Which is true, but that is also tied to the funding model... Celebrity narrative is more watchable, easier to fill time.
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Destruction of the media was due to fecklessness in dealing with the corporate proto-Fascists in the 80s.
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@freepress@tglaisyer@Ali_Christopher. Start in NJ with auction revenue. Special districts w university anchors? Report for Amer. fellows?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thank you so much for writing this! I'm a reporter for national + local news orgs, and it is SHOCKING how little money they have now.
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I've often fantasized about becoming a billionaire and creating a bunch of local investigative news sites across the country.
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Me too. I'm still stuck on step 1
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