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Life in a town with more Border Patrol agents than residents
S2019 E383 - 6m 53s
The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents stood at over 1,700 in 1975, but today nearly 20,000 agents are on patrol as one of the largest and most well-funded enforcement agencies in the country. A new documentary called "Undeterred," sheds light on how the expansion has impacted one small Arizona community along the southern border. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano has more.
Growing local news deserts endanger democracy, study finds
S2019 E383 - 5m 3s
Over the last 15 years, local newspapers across the U.S. have lost more than $35 billion in advertising revenue and half of their staffs, while at least 2,000 news outlets have shuttered during that time, according to a new study by the non-profit PEN America. Viktorya Vilk, who co-authored the report, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how the decline of local news is impacting civic engagement.
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