Group Fighting Dunn Co. ‘News Desert’ Wants Your Input
21 Mar 2024
Dunn County, Dunn
As traditional newspapers have withered nationwide, many have worried about the onset of “news deserts” – geographic areas where citizens lack news sources to keep them aware of what’s going on in their hometowns.
A desire to fight this trend in the Menomonie/Dunn County area led to the formation of a grassroots organization, The Local News Group. The group – a nonprofit fund of the Community Foundation of Dunn County – aims “to help residents of Dunn County to find up-to-date, trustworthy, accurate, local news.” To that end, they’ve created an online survey for Dunn County residents that asks about local news sources, what kinds of news isn’t getting adequate coverage, and more.
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