Coronavirus Is A Bonanza For News Traffic, But Not Its Bottom Line
If you're listening to this podcast, you're listening to local media.
And the Coronavirus pandemic has brought to the front something that you may not realize.
Most Americans — according to a 2019 Gallup poll — not only think that their local news outlets are an important part of American democracy, but they also think they're financially healthy.
And that's completely wrong.
Cuts are happening across the industry. Not just at newspaper outlets, but radio... and even TV is feeling the hit.
This was happening even before this pandemic, and now, it's increasing significantly.
The dark irony of…
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