Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
STORM LAKE - A look inside the struggling local news business (Documentary) [View all]
The Storm Lake Times is a family-run newspaper chiefed by Art Cullen, a pulitzer-winning reporter who believes that good journalism can change the world.
All around him, local newspapers and stores are being taken over by commercial conglomerates. Yet he remains determined to provide quality news twice-weekly to his community of 3,000 readers.
Half of all counties in the United States have just one local newspaper remaining. Some 200 have none at all. News on social media is often a firepit of mis- and disinformation. The story of The Storm Lake Times illustrates why local journalism matters in our increasingly digitised and globalised world.
Director: Beth Levison & Jerry Risius
Production: Whole Hog Films & ITVS
Released: 2021
All around him, local newspapers and stores are being taken over by commercial conglomerates. Yet he remains determined to provide quality news twice-weekly to his community of 3,000 readers.
Half of all counties in the United States have just one local newspaper remaining. Some 200 have none at all. News on social media is often a firepit of mis- and disinformation. The story of The Storm Lake Times illustrates why local journalism matters in our increasingly digitised and globalised world.
Director: Beth Levison & Jerry Risius
Production: Whole Hog Films & ITVS
Released: 2021
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read