The cuts also come at an unfortunate period, especially given the state of the information environment and alleged threats to U.S. democracy.
The Left claims that at a time when anti-democratic candidates are trying to seize power in election contests throughout the country, newsrooms are seeing their reach and staffing shrink, if not go belly up entirely. According to Left, this lack of accountability implies that the dishonest figures seeking higher office will face less scrutiny and leave the electorate less informed.
Margaret Sullivan, a columnist at the Guardian who previously wrote about media for the Washington Post and the New York Times, said she was concerned about the bigger consequences the job losses in the news business will have on the country.
Sullivan said the loss of journalists "contributes to the exponential growth of news deserts in large swaths of the nation — and that's disastrous when misinformation is rampant." She concluded that democracy requires "an informed electorate in order to function and that is tragically dwindling in many regions."
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