Local news isn’t where you thought it was

By: Robert Washburn | May 4, 2019

Local news will be the key driver for the future of news and journalism in 2019. As 2018 highlighted many issues and challenges with local news coverage, at the same time, several new efforts and resources were also announced to help make local news better. In 2019, journalists will […]

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