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As someone with a journalism degree I am really sad about this news. Also learned a new term in this story, news desert. Here in Michigan the city of Ann Arbo
by rmason 3y ago
As someone with a journalism degree I am really sad about this news. Also learned a new term in this story, news desert.
Here in Michigan the city of Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan, and one of the few places in the state growing in population lacks a daily newspaper and that fact just amazes me. I think Washtenaw county where the city is located has the highest number of college and graduate degrees per capita in the state.
- jruohonen 3y ago> As someone with a journalism degree I am really sad about this news. Also learned a new term in this story, news desert. Indeed, a 'news desert' is a good albeit sad term, highlighting also the dangers involved. I'd also like to note that it is not about the US alone (w.r.t. for instance this: "companies bought hundreds of newspapers seeking to squeeze extra profits from them at the margins as they declined").