""If you do not have access, you do not participate in your community as much. It starts to rip slowly at the fabric of your community, your local society. Access to news information is a public good and should be funded as such and should be thought of as such.""
""The number of news outlets and journalists reporting on the state and its communities has been on a decadeslong decline. The Local Journalist Index counts just five journalists for every 100,000 residents in the country's densest state - the second-worst ratio in the country.""
New Jersey faces a significant decline in local news coverage, with fewer journalists and outlets than in previous decades. The Local Journalist Index reveals only five journalists per 100,000 residents, the second-lowest ratio in the U.S. Legacy newspapers are closing, and state lawmakers are considering funding cuts that could further harm local journalism. Advocates stress the urgency of the situation, emphasizing that access to local news is essential for community engagement and cohesion, and should be treated as a public good.
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