What Happens When A Powerful Corporation Owns The Local News?
What Happens When A Powerful Corporation Owns The Local News?
A view of the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California. Chevron is the largest employer in the city. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A view of the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California. Chevron is the largest employer in the city.
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesWhen news outlets shut down in a city, that creates what's often called a news desert. But in Richmond, California, NPR's media correspondent David Folkenflik says the situation is more like a news mirage.
Energy giant Chevron is the biggest employer - and the biggest polluter in the California city. Chevron also owns the local news site. How does that impact the community there?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Folkenflik and Miranda Green, director of investigations for the news site Floodlight - about what happens when a major corporation owns the local news.
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This episode was produced by Marc Rivers. It was edited by William Troop and Pallavi Gogoi. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.