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Feb 27, 2024

The last local news outlet in town

With local elections looming — and no more daily newspaper in the area — how are residents of Del Rio, Texas getting their information?

The remnants of a gas station and market right across the street from the border fence by the Del Rio–Ciudad Acuña International Bridge. In 2021, the surrounding area was the center of intense media coverage as thousands of people from Haiti gathered under the border bridge here seeking asylum. — The remnants of a gas station and market right across the street from the border fence by the Del Rio–Ciudad Acuña International Bridge. In 2021, the surrounding area was the center of intense media coverage as thousands of people from Haiti gathered under the border bridge here seeking asylum.
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Segments From This Episode

When the local paper folds, who’s left to cover the news?
by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
David Brancaccio/Marketplace
Checking in with the remaining reporters in Val Verde County, Texas, three years after its last daily newspaper folded.

The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
John Bruington Media Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC
Lis Mahy Producer, BBC

The last local news outlet in town