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Local News: Are you in a desert or an oasis?
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THIS WEEK WE TACKLE:
- Why is local news so important?
- Does our democracy depend on the existence of local news?
- Is Facebook and self-publishing "news" an existential threat to accountable local news?
- A close-up look at a successful local news organization in Batavia, New York.
- What can be done to fill the growing void in local news?
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Howard Owens III, longtime journalist, corporate media executive and now owner and publisher of The Batavian in Genesee County, New York
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