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The Internet Is Killing Local News, Says the FCC

Posted by timothy on from the locality-locality-locality dept.

Art3x writes "The rise of the Internet has led to a 'shortage of local, professional, accountability reporting' (Here's the AP's version) says a 475-page report by the FCC, and the consequences could be 'more government waste, more local corruption,' 'less effective schools' and other problems. Even though there are more media choices today than ever, newspapers have been laying off reporters, leaving a gap that is yet to be filled."

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  1. Re:475 Page by TaoPhoenix · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not a waste, since that's not the results of the report. Let me help out.

    How the Internet Has Improved Journalism
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    Greater Depth
    Improved Quality of Commentary and Analysis
    Enabling Citizen Engagement
    Speed and Ease
    Expanding Hyperlocal Coverage
    Serving Highly Specific Interests
    Cheaper Content Distribution
    Cheaper Content Creation
    Direct Access to Community and Civic News

    Sound different from TFS?

    Yep. Same report. Time to fork slashdot to make it less inflammatory. They took the only concern, "lack of clarity how well trained bloggers are" and made it into a siren favoring Big Media.

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  2. Re:Yeah, that's it by jmac_the_man · · Score: 5, Informative

    That, and the Fox News "We won the right to blatantly lie and call it news" SCOTUS case pretty much clenched it.

    Humorously enough, this is a blatant lie. The case you are referring to had nothing to do with Fox News. Also, the case wasn't a SCOTUS case (it was a Florida court case.)