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More city hall news coverage isn’t enough to revive local news outlets

  • Written by Erik Peterson, Assistant Professor of American Politics, Rice University
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Whether it’s a new round of journalist layoffs or further consolidation into the hands of a few owners, the problems confronting local media in the U.S. are easy to see.

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