Washington Post Misses Local News

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2022-03-18

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Dasgupta, Sunil. "Washington Post Misses Local News" Interview with Robert McCartney. I Hate Politics Podcast. March 18, 2022. https://ihppod.libsyn.com/the-washington-post-misses-the-local-news.

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Abstract

In December 2021, the Washington Post Sunday Magazine had a story about the decline of local news around the country, but left out any discussion of the Post’s own local coverage. In this episode, Sunil Dasgupta talks with former Washington Post Metro Editor and columnist Robert McCartney about how local coverage in the newspaper declined even in the robust media market of the DC metropolitan area. Music for this episode comes from Washington DC area band Bad Robot Jones. Zach Parkman vocals and guitar; Doogie Whittaker bass and vocals, and Joey Jenkins drums.