Sullivan: Local Journalism Needs a Coronavirus Stimulus Plan, Too
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Margaret Sullivan | Washington Post
It’s a harsh paradox.
Media readership and viewership is soaring as citizens seek life-or-death information about the coronavirus: Where to get tested? Does my hospital have enough ventilators? Is it safe to go outside?
But the accompanying economic decline is killing off advertising — for restaurants, cars, travel, entertainment — and other support that has kept many news organizations going.
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