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by georgeecollins 34 days ago
Another huge problem with our times is that local media is completely hollowed out. Voter awareness was never amazing but now there is no local paper to highlight abuse or corruption. Every problem becomes a national problem with no accountabillity. Lots of people in the state I live in vote for their sheriff. I would be shocked if one in one hundred even knew who that was.
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> but now there is no local paper to highlight abuse or corruption.

There's indie journalists on Youtube and X exposing fraud and corruption. Follow them there.

most local tv news stations being owned by two right-wing conglomerates doesn't help either