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Sarabeth Berman is chief executive of the American Journalism Project, a philanthropic organisation which supports local non-profit newsrooms. The project\\u2019s mission is to accelerate the sustainable growth of regional news for the long term. In this in-depth interview, Sarabeth discusses the \\u201creal harm\\u201d to communities that the decline of local news has caused - and the \\u201clack of transparency and accountability local governments enjoy as a result;\\u201d outlines their approach - partnering with communities, coaching leaders and sustaining their offices; and argues that society has been complacent in ignoring the dangerous implications of empty local newsrooms, which the pandemic has shown can be a matter of life and death.\\xa0