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What America is losing as local newsrooms shutter
Across the country, local newspapers are printing fewer pages, less frequently -- and sometimes collapsing entirely. Recent studies paint a grim picture of the decline in local newspapers and the impact it has on American politics. Jeffrey Brown reports and talks to Chuck Plunkett, formerly of the Denver Post, and the GroundTruth Project’s Charles Sennott about the crisis of lost local news.
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April 7, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says Russia engaged in genocide following shocking images of civilians killed outside Kyiv.
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Joe Biden speaks out against the war while in Poland today as Russian airstrikes of Ukrainian cities continue.
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The Russian invasion in Ukraine enters its fourth week as President Zelensky calls for peace talks and accuses Russia of war crimes in Mariupol.
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Ukraine's president calls for more peace talks as the humanitarian toll from the Russian invasion grows, Alabama's Senate passes important changes to its constitution, and more.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues as a second attempt at a ceasefire fails and refugee numbers grow — a look at the situation on the ground and how the war is playing out globally.
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Friday on the NewsHour, as Russian forces close in on Kyiv and Ukrainians struggle to repel the invasion, "PBS NewsHour" talks to the head of NATO about the West's response.
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Russian airstrikes bombard Ukraine as ground forces advance on the nation's capital, and elsewhere, forcing civilians to flee for their safety.
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Wednesday on the NewsHour, the U.S. warns Russia is prepared to launch a full-scale invasion as Ukrainian forces mobilize for a possible war.
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Monday on the NewsHour, Russia's leader Vladimir Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine after recognizing two separatist regions as independent.
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President Biden says war in Ukraine will come soon as the U.S. blames Russian-backed separatists for inflaming conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Biden warns a Russian invasion of Ukraine is still possible despite Moscow's claims that it's pulling back some of its troops.