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The Expanding News Desert
Penelope Muse Abernathy, Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics

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Report Sections

  • The Expanding News Desert
    • The Loss of Local News: What It Means for Communities
      • The Loss of Newspapers and Readers
      • The Rise of the Ghost Newspaper
      • Bigger and Bigger They Grow
      • Filling the Local News Void
      • The Challenges and Opportunities That Remain
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      • 10/13 Communications (Tucson Local Media)
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