Addendum 2 cont'd
* news deserts expanding: 2 decades ago U.S. had 9,000 newspapers; 2019: 6,700
*of U.S.' 3,143 counties, 200 have no newspaper/other sources credible news
* Half these counties only have 1 newspaper and 2/3 do not have daily newspaper
* losses especially glaring in Midwest, East
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Addendum 2 cont'd 2/
* lack of access to credible news facilitates spread of disinformation
* drives up political social polarization
* erodes trust in news media
* can exacerbate the digital divide between residents w. good internet access who can seek out diverse sources of news & people w. poor/no connectivity
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Addendum 2 cont'd 3/
* residents who speak very little/no English who live in communities dominated by local news outlets that only provide news & information in English confront another serious problem
* they live in linguistic news deserts
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