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# Journalism
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/life-heart-land/episode/journalism-hetfqn/
- Published: 2024-10-01T13:45:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T08:54:23.000Z
- Description: Discover how community newspapers survive while serving as a trusted local news source.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Life In The Heart Land, Season 2, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_f978c558-1e68-4fd2-9c62-48f9e1b3e50c, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_54fb63ef-da75-4b1a-8ced-f3de36413496, #v1.16

Today, many rural communities no longer have any local news coverage reported by people they know and trust. 20% of community newspapers have gone out of business since 2005\. When local news reporting dries up, it has a ripple effect on other aspects of civic engagement, such as voter registration. In this episode, we visit small local newspapers that have managed to survive.