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Impartial Voice The Best News Coverage is Real, Live, Balanced, Professional By Andy Marken We seem to be at a pivotal point in history where local and national media (print/radio/TV) once held in high regard for honest/ethical news/information are increasingly scorned, held in disbelief or perhaps worst of all…ignored. In recent years, hundreds of newspapers have closed. Radio and TV news program ratings have shrunk as more and more viewers – especially younger generations – turn to streaming entertainment. To be blunt about the situation, losing these independent news/information voices will mean we are totally s*****d. Full disclosure, we have a double degree from a respected college in journalism and radio & TV. First, let us emphasize that the outlets are not a public service. They’re businesses and with the advent of social media and now “AI generated news coverage” it’s a d*** tough profession and business. But the news business is really two equal and important segments – local/regional and national/international. People somewhat follow national/international press, they skim their personal/professional media, they catch the news summary/highlights on TV, but they read their local news. Local news (print, radio, TV) binds a community of people together. While people don’t like the coverage or agree with it from time to time, it holds