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What challenges are local news organizations facing in the 21st century? Why is local news important to a community?

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Today's publishers and journalists face troubling concerns, such as declining newspaper circulation and many papers' inability to attract younger readers. However, additional difficulties linger as newspapers continue to converge with the Internet and wrestle with the future of digital news. Strong local journalism strengthens social cohesiveness, increases political engagement, and improves the efficiency and decision-making of municipal and state governments, according to recent study. Local media is vital because it can generate immediate and on the spot informal knowledge about the facts which are going on and make the public aware of it. It's a great way to gather information quickly. Newspapers obtain their information from actual occurrences as reported by journalists, either their own employees or those who work for them.

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