McKay Coppins

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McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

“The practical effect of the death of local journalism is that you get what we’ve had, which is a halcyon time for corruption and mismanagement and basically misrule,” David Simon, the famous Baltimore Sun alum and creator of The Wire, told me. https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y https://t.co/sDNulFtyAV — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2021

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McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

It's a cliche at this point, but after a decade of covering politics I'm more convinced than ever that killing off these papers has serious consequences. When a local paper vanishes, polarization increases, voter turnout drops, misinformation proliferates. https://t.co/tR4OR2tHJo — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2021

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McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Some news: Next year, hotel magnate Stewart Bainum Jr. will launch a digital nonprofit news outlet, The Baltimore Banner, with a staff of 50 journalists and an annual operating budget of $15 million—a direct challenge to the Alden-owned Baltimore Sun. https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y https://t.co/Qec6lUOVM4 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2021