The Pulitzer Center has joined with 18 other news organizations in support of the “Future of Local News Commission” Act, which would set up a commission to “study the state of local news and its ability to sustain democracy by informing the American public about critical issues.”
The commission is co-sponsored by Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
Jon Sawyer, executive director of the Pulitzer Center said:
“Independent journalism is more crucial than ever to American democracy but its business model no longer works. We applaud this effort to better understand a crisis that affects us all—and to explore possible solutions.”
A few things the commission will do, if established, include:
More details can be found here.
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