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A right-wing media chain tried to replace 47 newspapers with AI. They all died.
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Werd
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June 29, 2026, 1:12 p.m.
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A right-wing media chain bought local papers, replaced their journalists with AI, and died. Now their communities are left to plug the gaps....
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