‘The final act’: fears US journalism crisis could destabilize 2024 election
www.theguardian.com
Job losses, declining circulations and local newspaper closures could mean spread of misinformation in pivotal election year

(Article is a little old, still relevant though)

  • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgM
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    6 months ago

    We had a far more robust fifth estate 24 yeas ago, and that election is as much as anything what got us started down this path. Before 2000, election results were simply accepted.