But I don't see a path forward if we don't have some purposeful policy to rebuild the ability of local storytellers to be able to bind communities back together. So, yes, Job one is to break up these big media conglomerates that right now are helping to destroy our democracy. But job two is to be proactive and try to find some ways to rebuild local journalism back to what it was when I picked up the Wethersfield Post on Friday afternoons to learn about my community, helping me feel bonded to that community. (50:03–50:10)
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Asserts that breaking up large media conglomerates is necessary to protect democracy.
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