Can democracy work without journalism? With the US election upon us, we may be about to find out | Margaret Simons

Most serious news organisations are not serving the politically disengaged, yet it’s these voters who will decide the next president

It is commonly claimed that democracy can’t work unless you have journalism, and a free media at that. How are people to decide how to cast a vote if they don’t access independent, reliable information?

With the US election upon us, we may be about to find out.

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