What happens when reporters leave your town
Article courtesy of the League of California Cities and Western City Magazine
“California has lost one-third of its newspapers since 2005. One county has no local news outlets, while 18 have just one. City officials say the decline in reliable, local news coverage has hampered their mission, damaged community trust, and fueled misinformation.” In the latest edition of Western City magazine, the monthly magazine of the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) the article “What happens when reporters leave your town” covers something all public communicators are facing. We no longer have a consistently reliable way to share fact-based news about our communities, activities and safety-related information for our communities. Read on about how some communities are responding with the creation of their own news outlets.
CAPIO is pleased to be a long time partner with the League of California Cities and we look forward to continued conversations about this topic. Do you have something to share about how your city or public agency gets news out to your community and stakeholders and combats mis-information or incomplete information? Share your best tips/tricks on the CAPIO Members Facebook Group.