Inner States

Poet janan alexandra’s book come from came out on April 28. On the latest Inner States, we hear some of her poems, and talk about what it means to be from a place you don’t live and how it can be helpful to let go of the idea of whole.

Listen to "Borders Part II: Where is Home" Wednesday on your favorite podcast platform!

Researchers at Northwestern found that after private equity takes over local papers, voter turnout drops. People are more likely to vote straight ticket for the party they like, instead of voting based on local issues. Political polarization goes up. There’s more corruption in government and business. And people trust the media less overall.

This is a problem. It's a problem for democracy. But on the latest episode of Inner States, we talk to someone trying to bring local print news back to his community: Stephen Crane, founding editor/publisher/reporter for The Morgan County Correspondent in Martinsville.

If you want a more in-depth look at how private equity affects local news and the people who read it, check out Paper Cuts from the WFIU News. The multi-part story provides thorough insights into the steep decline of local newspaper coverage in south-central Indiana with the shift in ownership from family-owned companies to companies controlled by large private equity firms. You can find it at wfiu.org/papercuts

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