the journalist with Sam Hoisington (ep 2b, 48).

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of local journalism in America and its impact on communities.

Send us Fan Mail What happens to a community when no one is paying attention? Since 2005, America has lost more than 3,200 newspapers and the number of journalists per capita has dropped from 40 to just 8 per 100,000 people. The consequences are measurable: voter turnout drops, fewer people run for office, and communities lose the capacity to know what's happening to themselves. Bentonville had local journalism since 1857, but when local papers consolidated into regional coverage in 2015, nea...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Rusch

Guest: Sam Hoisington

Topics covered

• journalism
• community
• media consolidation
• voter turnout
• local news

Keywords

• journalism
• newspapers
• community engagement
• media
• voter turnout

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America

Places: Bentonville

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