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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Low Power Radio | PBS

Duration: 04:50

Local news is the heartbeat of democracy, so why is it disappearing from many communities around the nation?

Bill Moyers talks to with journalist Rick Karr and media activist Hannah Sassaman about the future of the nation's low power radio stations, which in many cases are the last media outlets covering important local events like school board meetings, town meetings and civic groups.

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Post Date: August 24, 2007