Tag: Local news
Local news outlets can fill the media trust gap – but...
Damian Radcliffe, University of Oregon
With the polarization of America’s media and politics reaching a fever pitch, many news consumers – “worn out by a...
How local journalism can upend the ‘fake news’ narrative
Damian Radcliffe, University of Oregon
“For the first time media is the least trusted institution globally,” Edelman, the global PR and marketing firm concluded in...
Local media struggle to hold Sinclair accountable
Andrea Hickerson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s stations are under renewed scrutiny following Deadspin’s release of a montage of anchors reading the same...
Why are Sinclair’s scripted news segments such a big deal?
Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan
On March 31, Deadspin produced a video showing a chorus of local news anchors delivering the exact same scripted speech...
A pair of decades-old policies may change the way rural America...
Christopher Ali, University of Virginia
While Americans were distracted by the very important public debates around an open internet and the proliferation of fake news...