Local News: Are you in a desert or an oasis?

This week, we break down the importance of local news and the landscape of diminishing locally-owned news organizations as corporate ownership eliminates coverage. Just as all politics is local, all news that matters is ultimately local. Strong news outlets put into local context issues that may seem to be national ones and build community connection.
 
Journey with us as we interview long-time media expert Howard Owens, owner and publisher of The Batavian which serves Genesee County online,  providing a news oasis to citizens.   

News Desert Definition : a community, either rural or urban, with limited access to the sort of credible and comprehensive news and information that feeds democracy at the grassroots level.

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