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      <description>The short answer: There is no universally correct ratio, and anyone who tells you “70/30” made it up. What matters is that the mix is a decision you made…</description>
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      <description>The short answer: Yes, and a lot of people already do. The Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2025 puts podcasts at around 10% of news access, with…</description>
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      <description>The short answer: You are not imagining it. Northwestern’s Medill State of Local News 2025 counted 213 US counties with no local news source at all…</description>
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