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Cross ownership has positive effect on local media coverage, MU researcher finds

01-23-2008 · EurekAlert!

A study at the University of Missouri found that cross-owned television stations produce a greater percentage of local programming news content when compared to other network-affiliated stations in the same market. Cross-owned stations also show 7 to 10 percent more local news and offer about 25 percent more coverage of local and state politics.

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