The Durango Herald: Small-scale newspapers, television channels and radio stations that report on community quirks, hometown happenings, and the inner workings of municipal and county governments will be celebrated on Thursday, otherwise known as Local News Day.

Laura Frank, Colorado News Collaborative’s executive director, an organization that supports 200 small community news outlets across Colorado ‒ including The Durango Herald ‒ said local journalism is an important part of a thriving society.

“Local news is really the backbone of how we understand ourselves and each other, how we learn what’s happening in our communities, how we make decisions in a democracy,” she said.

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