Partisan websites masquerading as media outlets now outnumber American newspaper sites, a research group that tracks misinformation said Tuesday, highlighting a local news crisis in a year of high-stakes elections.
Political science
Jun 12, 2024
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Local newspapers are key to keeping residents informed about civic affairs, and the threat of negative media coverage keeps nonprofit leadership salaries in check, according to new University at Buffalo School of Management ...
Economics & Business
Jan 3, 2024
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In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks ...
Environment
Dec 19, 2023
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Researchers have gained new insights into the lives and losses of Eurasian otters in Hong Kong, as detailed in a paper published in the journal Oryx.
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2023
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How can the world's wealthiest country be so poor in hope? It's a question that a University of Maryland economist is asking about the United States, where unprecedented levels of despair have manifested in a national mental ...
Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2023
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Accounting researchers at the University of Arkansas are deepening their understanding of the effect of shrinking newsrooms on the financial information of public companies.
Economics & Business
Jun 9, 2023
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As residents in the small Victorian city of Portland voiced concerns about the loss of vital healthcare services in their area, the local newspaper—The Portland Observer—was there to cover the story. It produced a series ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2022
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Using details from historical newspaper accounts and letters, seismologists have learned more about Haiti's 1860 Jour de Pâques (Easter Sunday) earthquake sequence, and how it might have impacted the country's most recent ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2022
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The United States continues to lose newspapers at a rate of two per week, further dividing the nation into wealthier, faster growing communities with access to local news, and struggling areas without.
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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A new Charitable Journalism Project report—Local News Deserts in the UK—examines the effects of the collapse of local news through the eyes of people in seven places across Britain.
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2022
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