Local and independent media is dying. Campaign ad budgets are part of the reason why. Local news is not a side business of democracy. It is the foundation of it. When people know what is happening in their city council, their school board, or their neighborhood — that is local media doing its job. And yet, the outlets that do that work every day are being squeezed out of the advertising economy that keeps journalism alive. Political campaigns ar…
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