State and Local Journalism Under Threat

Program Type:

Community Conversation, Guest Speaker

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

Matthew DeFour, Wisconsin Watch's first Statehouse Bureau Chief, will discuss topics such as the decrease in local news coverage as the ownership of local papers consolidates, politicians that are challenging professional news credibility, daily news circulation and revenue changes, as well as the news media's evolving place as a public forum.  

Sun Prairie Action Resource Coalition (SPARC) is a grassroots information and action network, which supports and promotes local involvement to move Sun Prairie and Wisconsin forward.

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Matthew DeFour, Wisconsin Watch
Statehouse Bureau Chief

DeFour was honored by his peers as the 2020 Wisconsin Watchdog of the Year, Matt DeFour started in September 2022 as Wisconsin Watch's first Statehouse Bureau Chief. At the Wisconsin State Journal, he covered state and local government for 16 years.

 

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