BrianKrebs@briankrebs@infosec.exchange
I was blown away reading this new research from the site Muckrack.com, which finds a rapid decline in the number of local journalists per resident across the United States. I knew the situation wasn't great with more news sites relying on AI-based news gathering for more content, but this drop is way more precipitous than I thought:
"Using data thatβs never been tapped before, we now know just how severe this local journalist shortage has become. Less than a quarter-century ago, the United States had about 40 journalists per 100,000 residents on average. Now, the equivalent number is 8.2 Local Journalist Equivalents, about a 75% decline. (Local Journalist Equivalent is a new measure weβre introducing, akin to a Full Time Equivalent or FTE).
https://muckrack.com/research/local-journalist-index
αΉ«αΊβα»βαΎ αΉ«ββ³@TycoonTom@infosec.exchange
@briankrebs@infosec.exchange This is sad π°
to readπ
because the ability of a free and independent press to hold political leaders accountable is what makes open government possible.π€¦πΌ
It is the heartbeat of a democracy.