what could one think about this finding from economists featured in the podcast "Starving the Watchdog: Who Foots the Bill When Newspapers Disappear?": The role of newspapers in driving presidential election turnout gets smaller as there are many other sources available, but the role of the newspapers in driving congressional election turnout, local election turnout, or state-level turnout remains large throughout that period. Local papers remain important and unique in many places in terms of coverage of local politics and elections