Scroll through your phone in the morning and you’ll see it. A viral clip of a school board meltdown in a state you’ve never visited. A pundit’s hot take on a small-town controversy, now national news. A thread about how your city is a perfect example of everything wrong with America. What you won’t see …
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How Social Media Replaced Your Local News With a National Scream
You wake up, grab your phone, and open Facebook or X. Maybe you’re hoping to see a road closure, the weather, or what happened at last night’s city council meeting. Instead, you get a face full of fury about a congressional hearing three states away, a viral clip of a stranger’s worst moment, and an …
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When Your Hometown News Feed Became a National Scream
You open Facebook expecting to see a road closure on Main Street or a recap of the city council vote. Instead, you get a viral clip of a school board meltdown three time zones away, a hot take on a congressional hearing, and a meme war about a celebrity you barely recognize. The stuff that …
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How Social Media Replaced Your Town’s News With a National Screaming Match
Pull out your phone. Open Facebook, X, or TikTok. What’s the first thing you see? Odds are it’s a viral clip of a congressional hearing, a rage-bait headline about some celebrity meltdown, or a blistering take on a culture-war battle happening three states away. What you probably won’t see: the school board meeting that quietly …
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When the Feed Replaced the Front Page: How Social Media Swallowed Local News
You wake up, grab your phone, and start scrolling. Before your feet touch the floor, you’ve absorbed a school board screaming match from Ohio, a city council meltdown in Texas, and a viral clip of a customer losing their mind at a barista in Florida. You feel informed. You feel furious. What you probably don’t …
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