Transforming libraries into "news editing rooms": A New York-based monthly magazine where citizens learn to write and rebuild local trust. - Incite at Columbia University

What would happen if "local news" disappeared? In the United States, local newspapers are closing or downsizing one after another, and a "news desert" is expanding where residents have no way to obtain local information (*) . What was decided in Congress? Why did that store close down? What are the current problems in the community? If opportunities to learn about what's happening close to home are lost, the foundations of the community begin to crumble.

On the other hand, social media and international media often focus on sensational topics from far-off places or debates that fuel division. Without ways to share our local lives, we are more likely to become isolated, and solving local problems will seem like an impossible task.

Especially now, there are initiatives that aim to connect local residents through community-driven news production and restore genuine trust in the media and the community.

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