Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Lab writes about the increase in coverage of grocery prices by media organizations.
Owen writes, “Voters in the 2024 U.S. election ranked the cost of living, the economy, and inflation as the most important issues they faced, and Donald Trump campaigned on lowering grocery prices. After the election, I wrote about how we need a Wirecutter for groceries — and how prices at the supermarket represent a unique opportunity for news organizations to connect with people who might not read them otherwise.
“Since Trump took office in January 25, grocery prices have only gone up, and Trump’s recently announced tariffs could cause prices of some foods to skyrocket.
“News outlets large and small, national and local, are trying to help readers understand the fallout. Some, like CBS, CNN, and the Chicago Tribune, are tracking grocery prices nationally, relying on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Others, like WRAL News in Raleigh and ABC 15 in Phoenix, are also telling readers which stores to hit for the best deals on milk and bread, broccoli and bacon.
“And a few outlets are going deeper, providing more extensive and frequent reporting and partnering with market research firms for the data or collecting it themselves.”
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