Medill Local News Initiative

State of Local News Project's director Zach Metzger spoke with CNN about the lack of access to local news in military communities, leaving millions with fewer reliable sources of information.

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Home Front: Study shows many military communities becoming ‘news deserts’ | CNN CNN’s Brianna Keilar speaks with Thomas Brennan from the nonprofit newsroom The War Horse and Zach Metzger from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. They discuss the implications of their study showing many military communities are becoming ‘news deserts.’