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    The Green Line creates local news for the people turning away from “big-J journalism”
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    Articles by Joshua P. Darr

    Joshua P. Darr is an assistant professor of political communication at Louisiana State University.
    Local news will adapt to low demand
    “In today’s marketplace of news, you literally cannot give local newspapers away.”
    Local to live, wire to wither
    “A major metropolitan daily will sever its ties with the major wire services and go local-only.”
    Government subsidies to save local news
    “If the reality today is that local news is in danger of failing in the marketplace, should the government step in and help?”
    Legislatures will tackle the local news crisis
    “The crisis in local news is making it harder for the government to help Americans when they need it the most, and legislatures are beginning to take notice.”
    All that campaign cash will make the media’s problems worse
    “This massive infusion of political cash into the media will benefit tech companies and cable news networks more than in previous cycles — reinforcing trends in the media industry that are hurting politics in America today and causing more damage than any negative ad.”
    The nationalization of political news will accelerate
    “In this election cycle, the old saying that ‘the real presidential campaign begins after Labor Day’ might refer to 2019, not 2020.”
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