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Newspapers have all had to make cuts. But it doesn’t look like they’ve favored the beats that are most important to democracy — watchdog coverage of local governments — over other kinds of news.
Benton, Joshua. "As they shrink, are local newspapers protecting their “iron core” of local government coverage? This paper says no." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Oct. 2020. Web. 21 Nov. 2024.
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Benton, J. (2020, Oct. 23). As they shrink, are local newspapers protecting their “iron core” of local government coverage? This paper says no. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/10/as-they-shrink-are-local-newspapers-protecting-their-iron-core-of-local-government-coverage-this-paper-says-no/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "As they shrink, are local newspapers protecting their “iron core” of local government coverage? This paper says no." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 23, 2020. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/10/as-they-shrink-are-local-newspapers-protecting-their-iron-core-of-local-government-coverage-this-paper-says-no/.
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