Across the United States, nearly 2.5 million people, more than the entire population of New Mexico, live on or near military bases. Over the past year, researchers at the Medill Local News Initiative have studied these communities and their local news access. The results have shown that the personnel stationed at these installations, along with their families and the wider population, are dramatically underserved by local news sources.
Since 2005, newspapers in these areas have disappeared at a rate four times higher than the national average. And the remaining outlets are covering these bases less and less — since 2016, there has been a 40% decrease in the number of stories about local military issues.
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