Danny Hayes is Professor in the Department of Political Science, George Washington University.
1. The Local Political Engagement Puzzle; 2. The Great Gutting of US Newspapers; 3. Where Local News Has Suffered Most; 4. As Local News Goes, So Goes Political Engagement; 5. Everyone Loses When Local News Declines; 6. Saving Local News; 7. Local News and American Democracy.
Explores how the decline in local political reporting has depressed citizen engagement with local politics in the US.