Local News Matters! w/ Dave Abruzzese of Spotlight PA (LWVCC event)

(For live Zoom link, email: http://lwvcentrecounty@gmail.com (The recording will also be available on the LWVCC website).)

With local news sources failing across our nation, how residents get their news has become fractured and in some cases, unreliable. Centre County is fortunate to have the Centre Daily Times, The Centre County Gazette, Town and Gown and other forms of media. The LWVCC endeavors to educate, encourage and empower all eligible citizens to vote. “The basis of making civic decisions, like voting, rests on solid information,” says Kathleen O’Connell, president of LWVCC. 

Spotlight PA is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan news source covering Harrisburg and statewide issues. Dave Abruzzese works with their State College Bureau. Dave will speak on their work in the broader context of local news and democracy. “The decline of local journalism matters for civic engagement and government accountability, and Spotlight’s model is working to fill some of those gaps across Pennsylvania and here in north-central PA.” Come join LWVCC to hear about Spotlight PA, and have your questions answered.

LWVCC hopes this community event will help voters learn about a new source of local journalism, and how to support it. The Lodge Conference Room is located above Calvary Harvest Fields Church. Exit the main parking lot to the left and drive up the hill to the Lodge parking. Enter the Lodge building at the front main entrance and follow the signs.