Summary Of When Local Stopped Being Cool

In his article, “When Local Stopped Being Cool”, Michael Oreskes explains the importance of reporting local news. He asserts local news should be saved to save us a platform for change to occur. He introduces the article with the background of the shift to national news rather than local news. He claims the initial twenty years of digital media changed the way reporting occurred and how information was received. This innovation, according to Oreskes, led to new forms of journalism focused on reaching the largest audience possible. Oreskes admits the change is not necessarily negative, but rather led to a negative impact as it affected the local news. It became more difficult for local news to continue to gain the readers and advertisers they