Does Local News Even Matter Anymore?
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
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Some of the biggest news stories in our country were revealed by local journalists; from early 20th century lynchings to the Rodney King beating to the murder of Breonna Taylor, local news was there first. But as budgets drop and outlets disappear, this type of coverage is in jeopardy.
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Local news slowly declining is scary. Stories that need to be heard are silenced as a result. We have a free local paper and they're great.
These stories arent on local news...its national news.
Either way, it is a REVERSION....😮😢
I worked for one of the last independent newspapers in CT at the turn of the millennium. Even then, the internet had killed our circulation numbers, staff was getting laid off or asked to do more, and we were fending off offers from our neighboring conglomerate papers like Gannett. In my heart of hearts I believe in local news, but at the end of the day, a community shows its values by what it chooses to fund. My paper got bought out long after I left, in the 2010s, but I still know people who work there.
one of the good thing about the internet is you can become an independent journalist on youtube. boyboy recently did a video about pine gap the united states spy facility in australia there was also an australian youtuber whos house was firebombed by the mob for speaking up and he went ahead and continued making videos documenting his research. the point is journalism isnt dead it just evolved and alot of old journalists have to keep up with the times and accept that important news is being spread all over the internet not just news sites
This is why we exist. We're a local LGBTQ outlet in Central Illinois. Non-profit and totally shoestring. Community journalism, especially as local news, is the bedrock of every other form of journalism.
This makes it soumd that those in power would want to get rid of Local Journalisum.
That's exactly what's been happening for decades.
I mean, the Breonna Taylor and George Floyd stories alone are one of the reasons why those in power don’t want local news, let’s be honest here.
In this case, that's not true. Local journalism needs local support. Not too many folks subscribe to their local paper, so local journalism dies. This is a result of us caring more about national news than local news. The power is yours.
They pretty much already have.
This isn't true, though. Local news die because they get little support from residents. The only people who can save the news stations are the locals, who have to continue to watch their news channels, check their websites or read the paper.
As a local journalist myself, this video made me well up in tears. Every week, we hear of another publication that's been gutted by a hedge fund or shuttered entirely, and sometimes it feels like no one's noticing. Local news is in a serious crisis - thank you for shedding a light on it.
Community-centered reporting is so important for getting people involved in the issues they care about. There's a reason why fascist politicians and their billionaire donors are trying so hard to crush local journalism!
For anyone who's just learning about this: get in the fight by familiarizing yourselves with your local news publication (nonprofits like NPR/PBS affiliates are a great place to start!)
Is there a fund for donating to local news outlets across the US?
Following. I know you can donate directly. NPR stations run fund drives.
Subscribe to your local newspaper.
@@chaseism ...in whatever form it takes.
As a news photographer out of Columbus, I appreciate this. We do a lot of crime and gun violence reporting. It’s exhausting but someone has to bring this to the public’s attention.
I wonder if/how much local news has been replaced by local webpages, like Facebook and Twitter sites. Usually when I do a Google search for recent activity (i.e. if i see large police activity) i am taken to one of those sites.
I have a hunch one of the main reasons local journalism is declining is because of the massive influence Facebook and Twitter have. Why would someone wait a day or two to see a news story about their community when they can just hop on social media and get fresh (if often incorrect) info on what's going on in their city? Twitter and Facebook are multi-billion-dollar companies, profit off of clicks and the time we spend on their sites, and don't police misinformation or harmful rhetoric as much as they need to because it affects their bottom line, but it's convenient! Local journalism, on the other hand, takes time to dig around to get to the bottom of local issues, and is much more important than local gossip pages on Facebook. But in this day and age of needing immediate access to information all the time, they're getting outpaced by the world's largest companies taking us all for granted. As the quote goes, "A lie is halfway 'round the world before the truth has got its boots on."
Google knows this, and for the most part works with their fellow multi-billion-dollar companies because click equal money, and if it sends you to Facebook instead of your local news, everyone makes more money off of you while you're looking for reputable info and get sent to today's gossip hubs on social media instead of being sent to your local journalists, who are held to much higher standards and rigorously investigate in our communities than your Average Joe with a Facebook account and a lot of opinions. It's a bummer, but I try really only go for local news sites when I google what's going on in my city, and that can require scrolling through a lot of results or just waiting a day or two to see what my local journalists publish about incidents.
Or even more specialized sites/apps like NextDoor
I absolutely love the independent local news outlet HellGate in New York. They are worker-owned, which makes the reporting jobs more stable, and they have broken many important news stories.
Congrats to PBS for Winning the 2024 Oscars in the best documentary category for a Frontline Episode from Ukraine. And Yes Local News still matter. They give us preliminary info on issues that are a factor in becoming national issues during election years.
I work in social services and have been dealing with harassment for numerous things... I see so much wrong and won't shut up about it.
Client files are a mess. Stuff is in the wrong place, wrong chart, or sitting on some lazy secretary's desk under her snacks. People can miss out on vital services because the records aren't where they need to be.
People trying to get help through us for DDS get shafted because case managers just refuse to answer the request for info. See, they only care if they can get audited. And since not all cases can be audited (no clue why), the case managers on the audit free caseloads can just ignore it.
So then what happens?
DDS makes their decision based on whatever they already have... which means qualified people get no help because their case managers are idiots.
And families just hear oh well you don't qualify. They don't know that the reason is that our agency IGNORED THE REQUEST.
They hate my guts and have been trying to bully and drive me out for years.
It's fucked all over the place.
The guilty will always hate whistleblowers. It's a noble thing to do, but is rarely a lucrative one.
Yes, social services are very corrupt. I aged out of the foster care system, and I saw it first hand. There are good social workers, but a lot could care less. Thank you for doing the right thing for your clients.
Media consolidation doesn't help.
And local newspapers have virtually disappeared.
This series on journalism and news is exceptional! We definitely need more content like this. 🗽
People say the local can be universal but local news showed us how.
Another great job, Danielle. The Oxford Ledger was a daily part of my dad's morning coffee routine when I was growing up. in rural North Carolina. We definitely need to preserve local news.
Ever since my local newspaper was acquired by an investment firm and subsequently gutted, I’ve started giving more to my local NPR affiliate
Normally you are spot on with your videos. I want to correct one thing and ask a question. The L.A. riot was not sparked because of the video. The video was seen a full year before the riot. The riot was sparked because law enforcement got away with that crime. I have read a few free sample substacks. I have not paid for one yet. Could a group of writers in a local area bundle articles focused on that area be a paperless local press?
The officers would never have been charged If the video hadn't been seen, so while the video didn't _directly_ spark the riots, that statement wasn't really _wrong,_ just oversimplified.
@@Ice_Karmaagreed
The biggest obstacle to newspaper success is newspaper management, and has been in the forty years i've worked in newspapers.
Has nothing to do with being 19th century technology competing with 21st century tech.
Thank you for this, this was a really powerful episode!!!
Local journalism is so incredibly important. It's a shame it's such a poor-paying profession. No one talks about how little local journalists and media professionals make except among each other. And management (who are making WAY more than their employees) don't want to ever have that conversations. It's driving people away from a very important profession. Source: worked for a local TV station for almost 17 years until I couldn't afford to work there anymore.
It depends on the individual station in the individual market. Some are still very straightforward and classic. Many have become an embarrassment to journalism where they’re worried about entertaining the viewers and are really cringey to watch.
This is so awesome! A wealth of thoroughly researched information… the truth that we ALL need to hear, learn, and empathize with. #gratitude
In Louisville, it was local independent media that brought the coverage of the Breonna Taylor movement. Local establishment media was forced to up their coverage amount and accuracy because of the coverage from local independent journalists.
It also brought to light how she was hanging out with criminals and participating in extremely questionable activity.
@TomBrandy-gb1fu nothing that she did warranted the actions of the police and the judge that who were all responsible for her murder and the cover-up that followed.
@@rolffriis5149 Agreed. If they(the police) weren't guilty, then they should've been fine right? Happens in my city QUITE OFTEN and seriously erodes public trust in the police.
One reason behind the decline of local news IS its impact. Many local papers have been purchased by large companies or wealthy individuals, then run into the ground in the supposed pursuit of profit...but it isn't always profit. In some cases, it has become clear over time that these local voices are being deliberately silenced by those with the power to do so who don't like the views expressed in those papers. That's why I think we need more non-profit papers. It can't be about the money, at least not in our day and age.
Thanks for everything 😊
This is why i have a digital subscription to my local newspaper
I was following a recent story that was pretty important & involved both the USA & Canada, when coverage pretty much stopped. Only local news outlets were covering it at all from their separate locations. Anyone only passively following the story would have forgotten about it but locals reported on the conclusion and it was evident why the bigger networks were suddenly uninterested.
I really appreciate how rioting isn't condemned or praised, but treated neutrally and as a part of the ongoing social conversation we're having. And yes it's devastating that this is happening. And it isn't just local news by the way, all news publications are shrinking or going out of business.
I don't know what the solution is but i hope we find it soon
I've lived in my city for 10 years and I have no idea what our local news is. Our local free paper went under a few years ago, I think pre-Covid.
I'm wondering, how can we support our local news aside from a subscription?
Edit: It also occurs to me that the disappearance of local news would probably be a blessing for the powerful and corrupt. It would be easier to spin the news without local outlets muckraking. 😕
I’m glad I have PBS as a trusted news source
PBS is hands down the best thing my taxes pay for...I wish they received more funding from my taxes but someone *cough cough Bezos* isn't paying their fair share and I'm being forced to pickup the slack :/
#EatTheRich
Time to start watching the local News again.
Good to see you back, Danielle ❤
The Salt Lake Tribune!
The very first formerly for-profit newspaper to transition to non-profit status, I believe!
But...is it independent? 🤔
At the television level, it's getting harder to generate ad revenue on local TV stations, so they sell themselves to big corporations like Sinclair or Scripps who gut news departments and run national packages more often, sometimes completely replacing local newscasts with national content.
Long live the local Fourth Estate!
in Milwaukee, WI, we have the Neighborhood News Service, which was originally supported by our local community foundation, but a few years ago it was moved to our behemoth private university, Marquette. Marquette is known as a terrible neighbor in Milwaukee (gentrification, racism, etc) and is limited by its Catholicism and corporate board of directors. so far, NNS is still pushing boundaries and telling good stories, but it makes me nervouse
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mostly I get my news from activist nonprofit orgs and Last Week Tonight
I have to shout out my own, The Washington Informer. There are several Black women-owned publications folks should check out, including the Atlanta Voice, Houston Defender, Afro, Amsterdam News, Dallas Examiner, and Mississippi Link, just to name a few. Thanks for sharing.
I know I should care about my local newspaper failing. But, the reality is:
1. I don't care about the local high school football team.
2. Local policy makers are never really questioned about their decisions. I assume it's because the local reporter(s) and policy makers are friends.
I'd amend that second point from reporters to newspaper owners; that's how it is in my region. Makes me feel like: yes we have a newpaper, but there's no journalism happening, just parroting what the big players in the area tell them.
a worthy topic, thanks PBS Origins!!
A RUclipsr I follow talked about how a local school newspaper broke some news a few years ago
I live in Montreal Quebec Canada, and my local News is consistently depressing. Legalized, institutionalized Racism, Prejudice etc etc etc...oh, and of course, the stupid hockey game... that's my local News, and that's why I don't expose myself to it every day. I still watch the News maybe once a week to keep up, but not every day. Happy Women's history month! 🖖😎🤘🇨🇦❤️
Ida B Wells is my hero. I was sad when I went to an exhibit at the New York library that had a lot of historic original books, and her book was open to the only page that didn’t have the words she wrote 😢 I love her and I wish she had a National holiday and National March route.
ME, TOO!!!
You are so awesome. You make PBS
I admire Dr. Bainbridge so much.
I listen to local news on the radio for the most part..... it's just convenient for me. Local station , of course.. In addition to hourly news, the have interviews with local government officials, celebrities and so on.
Once in a great while, I will buy a newspaper....
we could be forgiven for thinking that there is a concerted effort
to stifle the "muckraking" aspects of local news.
(there is another term I should use but it would not pass the algo-muster here on the tube-u-all)
most local outlets are now in the hands of large media conglomerates
who set the tone *and* the content of those "local" outlets.
those conglomerates have political biases, most of which,
like the Sinclair group, run counter to exposing the shady machinations at
the local and national level of the class to which
the owners of those conglomerates belong.
My local news wont report honestly on anything that makes thier capital-evangelical owners uncomfortable
Short answer, yes local news is still important.
It's just on Instagram specific pages now ran by other locals who keep up in our town.
50 years ago, there were still 2 daily newspapers in my area. (My paper route was for the evening paper...)
Local news was being propped up by the weather, but weather forecasts have been so bad the past couple of years, now there’s no reason to watch.
Journalists are amazing.
Mahalo Erinn! ❤
Pandemic took away my job as a local photojournalist the community paper I worked for shut down. Hasn’t come back.
The “background” music is way too loud and distracting
Her story send me chills 😢
Why?
Read her story and come ask that question again
Have anyone looked into how much Local News have moved over to new media like podcast and youtube channels?
Of course it maters.
I can say there isn’t much for local news. Instead, it is all local opinions with hardly any facts.
Defund the police. Fund local news.
love this!!!
Okay except one note about the LA riots in the 90's is that the community felt with their finally being video evidence that justice might prevail.
The riots didn't happen because of the footage, but because the officers faced no consequences. The whole country saw what they did thanks to a bystander, not a journalist
of course, thats where the political manipulations have impacts on everyday life. mayors councils are all affected. business owner class presents the stories. then buy the senators. because of name recognition.
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Brionna Taylor's story fills me with rage every time I think of her.
Rest in Peace..
grazie
I missed you.
❤❤
Can always find the money for the police to buy new guns, can't be bother to save the voice of the people.
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Good video/article…but the call to action or even addressing the title, is SUPER late in the video…
Per Betteridge's Law, no.
local news outlets are better than national news outlets sometimes because they are less likely to report based on their political leanings.
Local news isnt going any where. 😂😂😂
pay wall
Cbs morning news
Yeah we got the food and drug administration and how many food recalls have we had this year because the most scariest words you can hear are were from the government and we're here to help
Yes, our food and medications should not be safe or of a high quality.
If the food wasn't bad the FDA wouldn't have needed to issue a recall? The problem's the company there bud, not the FDA lol
I guess you’ve led a very sheltered life if you think that “the most scariest words you can hear are were from the government and we’re here to help”. You have certainly been shielded from a good education.
Y'all gotta edit this base😂...I'm slappin PBS originals out da trunk
Thank god your back at PBS origins. I like WGBH Boston radio.