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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 222: The Fate of Local Newspapers
Description: I am guessing some of you reading this had NO IDEA that local newspapers still exist. Others may have no idea what a newspaper even is. Admittedly this is a dying industry, and yet, local family owned newspapers are more important than ever before. Small towns are unique for their ability to connect entire communities. I don’t know everyone in Los Angeles, but I knew everyone in my hometown of Braidwood, Illinois. At the center of that community is The Braidwood Journal, which still keeps me up to date on what is happening in town. This connection and ability...