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POLITICSJul 20 · 14:48 UTCCOMMONWEALTH BEACONCommonWealth Beacon staff

Navigating news deserts

Massachusetts lost 60% of its reporters between 2013 and 2023, creating news deserts in many areas outside Boston and lower-income regions. The article discusses efforts to address these gaps through hyperlocal newsrooms and explores challenges in Spanish-language media, public funding models, and geographic disparities in news coverage.

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Javier MarinpersonSophie CulpepperpersonDan KennedypersonLaura ColarussopersonEl PlanetaorganizationNieman LaborganizationNortheastern UniversityorganizationGlobeorganizationCommonWealth BeaconorganizationMassachusettsplaceNew EnglandplaceBostonplaceBrooklineplaceNewtonplaceNew Bedfordplacenews desertstopicLocal Journalismtopicpublic funding modelstopic
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