We are training a new generation of multimedia journalists and integrated marketing communications professionals who are finding new ways to understan

More than half of U.S. counties have no access or very limited access to local news

submited by

Style Pass

2025-01-19 20:00:06

We are training a new generation of multimedia journalists and integrated marketing communications professionals who are finding new ways to understand audiences and not only thriving in this exciting new landscape but also helping to shape it.

Gain cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills that enable you to make significant contributions to your organization and advance your professional goals.

EVANSTON, ILL. – The loss of local newspapers accelerated in 2023 to an average of 2.5 per week, leaving more than 200 counties as “news deserts” and meaning that more than half of all U.S. counties now have limited access to reliable local news and information, researchers at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University have found.

In addition, Medill researchers for the first time used predictive modeling to estimate the number of counties at risk of becoming news deserts. Those models show that another 228 counties are at high risk of losing local news. In creating that “Watch List,” Medill researchers and data scientists applied the characteristics of current news deserts to counties with only one news source.