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More than 45 organizations and scholars have called on Congress to include vital funding for local news in the next coronavirus stimulus package.

As businesses shutter and festivals fold under quarantine, the ad dollars that sustained local journalism’s shoestring margins are rapidly drying up.

In a letter sent to House and Senate leaders, more than 45 organizations and scholars asked Congress to treat local journalism as an essential service.

News outlets across the country are shutting down, laying off or furloughing employees, or implementing massive pay cuts.

Verizon is offering temporarily free service to low-income households. But a big restriction makes it impossible for many people to get the deal.

The FCC will not pursue misinformation complaints against broadcasters who air President Trump’s daily press conferences.

The FCC will not police the circulation of COVID-19 medical advice by on-air media personalities who’ve touted unproven treatments and downplayed the virus.

Free Press' petition to the FCC said that "broadcasters are prohibited from knowingly airing false information about a catastrophe that causes 'substantial public harm.'"

In an era in which print-advertising revenue is declining rapidly, news outlets must focus on developing as many revenue streams as possible.

Free Press had filed an emergency petition seeking a probe into the spread of false information about the coronavirus pandemic.