After watching everyone's presentations, the topic that I found the most interesting was News Deserts. These are essentially areas with little to no access to credible or comprehensive news sources reporting on local issues. Communities can become News Deserts when local news sources begin to diminish often due to a lack of income. The disappearance of local news in communities leads to them becoming isolated from the outside world which turns them into News Deserts.
Something I took away from the presentation was how important local news is for their communities as being unaware of local issues or what the local government is doing can be a dangerous thing. It's important to be aware of what is going on in your community and where your taxes are going. This information influences who you vote for and whether or not you decide to continue living where you are. News Deserts lack this information making it very dangerous for the people living there as most of them will have no clue where their money is going or who they should be voting for.
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