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Dean speaks with Milo Vassallo, Executive Director of the Media and Democracy Project, about combating news deserts and the power of citizen journalism. They discuss how individuals can strengthen democracy by supporting local and independent news outlets, improving their media diets, and documenting reality with smartphones. Milo highlights City Bureau in Chicago, an organization that trains community members to cover local government meetings and produce vital civic information that professional journalists can no longer provide.


About Milo Vassallo:
Milo Vassallo is the executive director of the Meia and Democracy Project, a non-partisan, mostly-volunteer, grassroots civic membership organization fighting for a more informative and pro-democracy media operating in the public interest.