First-of-its-kind study finds loss of local media worsens political polarization - As partisan cable news outlets grow in popularity, some local newspapers silently vanished from the media landscape. According to new research, this loss itself has potent effects on political polarization.

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First-of-its-kind study finds loss of local media worsens political polarization - As partisan cable news outlets grow in popularity, some local newspapers silently vanished from the media landscape. According to new research, this loss itself has potent effects on political polarization.