US efforts to help local journalism may not be enough

Significance Pew found a correlation between attachment to a local community and interest in local policy and election news. A New York state programme to help local journalism with tax credits may offer a template for other states to provide support. Impacts Ideologically oriented local media, separate from independent journalism, will grow with funds from politically motivated donors. Strengthening local journalism may be one means to combat the spread of online misinformation. A decline in local investigative news reporting has been linked with a rise in instances of public corruption.