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When Journalism is Turned Off: The Information Ecosystem in Local News Deserts in Canada
Sara Parker, Saewon Park, Zeynep Pehlivan, Alexei Abrahams, Mika Desblancs, Taylor Owen, Jennie Phillips, Aengus Bridgman
Published in Media Ecosystem Observatory
Abstract
A study of information ecosystems in Canadian communities that have lost local news outlets, examining how news deserts affect information quality and civic engagement.
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