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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:Yeah, that's it by UncleTogie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, more and more I'm having to count on news agencies outside the US to find good reporting on news inside the US.

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

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