OUR VIEW: Media makes a difference Jan 24, 2024 Jan 24, 2024 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email TPI Staff Author email Follow TPI Staff Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Hometown Headlines Buy Now Local-News-Infographic.jpeg Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A recent study proves just how important local media can be for a community. In a survey conducted by PRFire.com, involving 3,000 participants, a reassuring portrait of local news was painted. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDA2?m~G6C E96 6?E:C6 DE2E6 @7 p=232>2[ =@42= AF3=:42E:@?D H6C6 9:89=J C682C565[ H:E9 efT @7 C6DA@?56?ED 277:C>:?8 E96:C ECFDEH@CE9:?6DD :? E96:C =@42= ?6HD] (:E9 DF49 2? 2AAC@G2= C2E:?8[ p=232>2 =@42= ?6HD @FE=6ED H6C6 D@>6 @7 E96 >@DE ECFDE65 :? E96 4@F?ECJ]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2?mp4C@DD E96 ?2E:@?[ eeT @7 A6@A=6 :? E96 DFCG6J 36=:6G65 E96:C =@42= @FE=6ED C67=64E E96:C 4@>>F?:EJVD 5:G6CD:EJ 2?5 edT 766= :ED ECFDEH@CE9:?6DD 92D 6:E96C :>AC@G65 @C C6>2:?65 4@?D:DE6?E @G6C E96 =2DE 7:G6 J62CD]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mx? 2? 286 H96C6 p>6C:42VD A@=:E:42= 5:G:56 :D :?4C62D:?8=J >:CC@C65 :? E96 >65:2 4@?DF>AE:@? @7 A6@A=6[ =@42= >65:2 @776CD 2 8=:>AD6 @7 9@A6 2?5 6G6? D@>6 6D42A:D>] }2E:@?2= ?6HD @FE=6ED @7E6? D66 E9C@F89 2 A2CE:D2? =6?D 2?5 :? EFC? 4@?EC2DE H:E9 E96 >@C6 ECFDE65 =@42= >65:2]  k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 DFCG6J[ 2 DF3DE2?E:2= e_T @7 A6@A=6 6IAC6DD65 4@?7:56?46 :? =@42= >65:2[ >F49 9:896C E92? E96 cfT H9@ ECFDE ?2E:@?2= @FE=6ED] %9:D DF886DED =@42= >65:2 4@?E:?F6D E@ A=2J 2 4CF4:2= C@=6 :? :?7@C>:?8 4@>>F?:E:6D[ 2 E6DE2>6?E E@ :ED C6=6G2?46 2?5 C6D:=:6?46]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mpD =@42= >65:2 A=2JD E96 C@=6 @7 3@@ED @? E96 8C@F?5[ =@42=:K65 ?6HD 82E96C:?8[ ddT @7 A6@A=6 E9:?< E96:C =@42= ?6HD 5:D4FDD6D 5:G6CD6 @A:?:@?D 2?5 A6CDA64E:G6D :? E96 4@CC64E >2??6C] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mx? 2 E:>6 :? 286 H96C6 A6@A=6 2C6 >@C6 5:G:565 E92? 6G6C[ 9@A67F==J E96 =@42= ?6HD AC@G:56D 2 D276 A=246 7@C 7@=<D E@ 4@>6 E@86E96C]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m%2==2A@@D2 !F3=:D96CD DEC:G6D E@ 36 E96 G@:46 @7 E96 4@>>F?:EJ[ 2?5 2 ECFDE65 D@FC46 @7 ?6HD ?@ >2EE6C E96 @442D:@?] %92?< J@F 7@C 36=:6G:?8 :? FD 2?5 :? ?6HD @C82?:K2E:@?D 2C@F?5 E96 DE2E6] qJ ?6IE J62C[ 9@A67F==J E96 ECFDEH@CE9:?6DD @7 =@42= ?6HD @?=J 4@?E:?F6D E@ C:D6]k^DA2?mk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Social Psychology Human Communication Social Influence News Communication Opinion Poll Popular Psychology Trust (social Science) Politics Public Sphere Social Issues Recommended for you Most Popular Plea deal accepted in Dadeville shooting case 2 left dead in Monday shooting Student allegedly raped while walking to school in Tallassee Gambling machines seized from Koon’s Korner ‘He was supposed to go to prom’ Murderer sentenced in plea deal in shooting death of a 16-year-old Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 71° 82° / 55° 9 PM 69° 10 PM 68° 11 PM 67° 12 AM 66° 1 AM 65°
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