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News desert
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A news desert refers to a community that is no longer covered by daily or nondaily newspapers. The term emerged in the United States after hundreds of daily and weekly newspapers were closed in the 2000s and the 2010s. According to a study in 2018 by the UNC School of Media and Journalism, more than 1,300 communities in the U.S. are considered news deserts.[1] Other communities, while not technically a news desert, may be covered by a ghost newspaper, a publication that has become a shadow of its former self.[2]
In 2024, the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University released a report that found that 1,561 counties in the United States had only one local news organization (e.g. print newspaper, news website, public broadcaster, or ethnic media outlet) while 206 counties had none, that 55 million Americans lived in news desert counties, and that news desert counties had lower median household incomes, lower rates of educational attainment, a higher median population age, and higher poverty rates.[3][4]
- ^ "About 1,300 U.S. communities have totally lost news coverage, UNC news desert study finds". Poynter Institute. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "In era of news deserts, no easy fix for local news struggles". Associated Press. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Hagen, Neena (December 3, 2024). "Amid growing 'news deserts' in the US, non-traditional media outlets are on the rise". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Metzger, Zach (October 23, 2024). The State of Local News: The 2024 Report (Report). Medill School of Journalism. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
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