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In journalism, local news refers to coverage of events, by the news, in a local context that would not be of interest to another locality, or otherwise be of national or international scope. Local news, in contrast to national or international news, caters to the news of their regional and local communities; they focus on more localized issues and events.[1] Some key features of local newsrooms include regional politics, weather, business, and human interest stories.[2] Local news readership has been declining in recent years, according to a recent study.[3] As more and more television consumers tap into streamed programming, local news viewership is declining.[4] Nikki Usher, an associate professor at the College of Media at the University of Illinois, argued in "The Complicated Future of Local News" that "critical and comprehensive local news is a recent invention, not a core element of the history of American democracy."[5]
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- ^ "The business of local TV news will enter its downward slide". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ "The Complicated Future of Local News: On Nikki Usher's "News for the Rich, White, and Blue"". Cleveland Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-11-23.