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NOTE: Hurricane Helene has wreaked horrific damage all across Appalachia and the Southeast.
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Join Hightower live on Friday at Farm Aid's Farmer Forum
Since its inception in the 1980s, Farm Aid has always been much more than just a spectacular festival with incredible performers—it’s been a hub of…
Sep 19
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Why Are We Letting Financial Hucksters Dictate Our Local News?
Too many American newspapers have shut down or shriveled to irrelevance, but, luckily, we still have such bastions of local journalism as the Chicago…
Mar 21
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Where Did Our Local Newspapers Go?
I no longer receive my local newspaper, the Austin-American Statesman.
Feb 20
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Friday Signpost: Journalists For Real Journalism
Local newspapers – produced by reporters who live in and know about their communities – are vital to America’s democratic health.
Jan 26
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Breaking News: New Life for Local Newspapers
How about a little bit of good news for a change?
Aug 10, 2023
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🥞 SHORT STACK: Who the Hell is Mike Reed?
Behind the curtain of the Gannett CEO
Jun 13, 2023
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The Unreported News About Your “Newspaper”
Gannett is squashing news on labor organizing
Jun 12, 2023
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Why Isn’t the Death of Local News National News?
My city’s daily newspaper has gotten so emaciated it should be in hospice care.
Apr 13, 2023
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When local papers die, the ghouls rush in
Sure enough, opportunists have rushed into America's local news void, sowing thousands of poisonous "imposter" news sites that churn out lies and…
Oct 6, 2022
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