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Covid 19 Has Ravaged American Newsrooms and Why That Matters
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Covid 19 Has Ravaged American Newsrooms and Why That Matters

Damian Radcliffe
Niemanlab.org, 2020
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Damian Radcliffe, holder of the Chambers Chair in journalism at the University of Oregon, describes how the troubling trends of decline in the newspaper industry have accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. He argues that journalism plays a vital role in a healthy democracy, drawing particular attention to its importance at the local level, where it drives civic engagement and holds government accountable. What will it take to preserve a “free and flourishing press” in the time of Covid-19?

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  • Even before the coronavirus pandemic, United States newspapers’ newsrooms struggled.
  • The Covid-19 pandemic rapidly made a bad newsroom situation worse.
  • This loss of journalism, especially on the local level, could have severe negative consequences for democracy.

About the Author

Damian Radcliffe is a professor of journalism and an affiliate of the Department for Middle East and North African Studies at the University of Oregon where he also curates the “Demystifying Media” speaker series at the School of Journalism and Communication.

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