{
  "id": 19942800,
  "title": "We Get It. You Don’t Trust Us.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/we-get-it-you-dont-trust-us",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/american-news-media-trust-journalism-bias-scene-on-radio-update-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Every week, a group of elderly men gather at Elizabethtown's Corner Cafe to discuss community happenings in rural North Carolina. Local journalism has been scarce in their county and neighboring areas, leaving residents feeling uninformed and unable to make educated choices. Among them, Penny Abernathy expresses her frustration, stating, \"I’m not gonna vote if I can’t get the information.\" In many parts of the United States, about two-thirds of counties are considered news deserts. This absence of local reporting does not only hinder people's ability to stay informed, but it also deepens a crisis of trust in the media. To delve into the origins of this problem and explore potential solutions, Reveal partners with Scene on Radio for an episode hosted by John Biewen and Chenjerai Kumanyika.",
  "summary": "Every week, a group of men in their late 60s meets at the Corner Cafe in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. One important reason for these meetups is to discuss what’s going on in their community. Local news has virtually dried up in their […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Elderly men gather at Elizabethtown's Corner Cafe for community discussions.",
    "Local journalism scarcity leaves residents uninformed.",
    "News deserts in US hinder informed decision-making."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The disappearance of local reporting creates information vacuums that disenfranchise rural voters and accelerate the growing erosion of public confidence in the media industry.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}