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Jul 2024
24m 10s

Is Local News Losing Faith or Gaining It...

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Just 32% of Americans have even “a fair amount” of trust in news reporting. Bet you have feelings about this as a local media consumer! University of Utah journalism professor Jacob Nelson tells host Ali Vallarta how reporters misunderstand their own audiences’ distrust and why local news hits different. Resources and references: “Imagined Audiences, How Jo ... Show More
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