Local Journalism and Democracy The Research

What research shows about local news deserts and democratic health

The Findings

Communities that lose their local newspaper show lower voter turnout in local elections, higher municipal borrowing costs because local accountability journalism reduces information asymmetry between municipal bond issuers and investors, and higher rates of local government corruption. The political science research on this relationship is among the most robust in the field.

The Scale

Approximately 1,800 newspapers have closed since 2004, leaving approximately 200 counties without any local news outlet. An additional several thousand communities have significantly reduced local news coverage. The communities without local news are disproportionately rural, lower-income, and older.

JournoNews Analysis

JournoNews covers the local journalism research because the accountability journalism of the journalism industry requires documenting what the industry contraction produces for the communities it serves.

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