In: Economics
What best describes the concept of a news desert?
Group of answer choices
A community which only has access to local news, but not national or global news.
A community in which there is no or only one local newspaper.
A rural environment in which there is limited cellular service through which to access local news.
A community in which the local broadcast news is provided only by the cable provider itself (e.g. Spectrum news)
Ans :
(b) A community in which there is no or only one local newspaper -- The concept of a news desert is best described as a community in which there is no or only one local newspaper. It is basically a community with limited access to the sort of credible and comprehensive news and information that feeds democracy at the grassroots level.