Opinion | Local news has guided us through tragedy. We can’t afford to lose it.
- Posted on April 19, 2026
- By Star Tribune
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Opinion | Local news has guided us through tragedy. We can’t afford to lose it.
The 2025 Local Journalist Index found the U.S. has lost 75% of its local journalists since 2002. In Minnesota, there are fewer than 12 local journalists per 100,000 people, Benjamin Hanson writes.
