Abby Youran Qin writes on the rise in “news deserts” in the U.S., which are leaving communities without vital information.
Abby Youran Qin
Abby Youran Qin is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She researches political communication in the twofold context of social networks and physical surroundings, with a special focus on the causes of local news decline, the importance of local journalism to democracy, and the future of local media preservation. She hopes to contribute to building healthy information environment for disadvantaged individuals and communities through research, teaching, and public-facing work.