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Since 2000, 2,200 weekly newspapers have closed, and news staff have dropped by 57%. In broadcast TV, Sinclair Broadcast Group\u2019s purchase of 294 local stations has raised concerns about the nationalization of local news content. These trends coincide with declining local political participation and support for federalism and democratic institutions. Barbara Allen (Guest Professor, University of Luxembourg) examines these trends and their implications, reporting on data with Daniel Stevens (University of Exeter) on local TV news in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Despite high voter participation and viewer loyalty, a content analysis of over 5,000 local TV election news stories from six US elections (2000 to 2024) reveals shallow coverage, a focus on presidential races, negativity, \u201chorserace,\u201d and conflict. 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