Alabama Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 6 local news markets, 106 sources, and 67 counties across Alabama.
Coverage Snapshot
67
Total Counties
15
Strong
12
Covered
13
Thin
9
DMA-Only
18
Desert
40% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 27% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in Alabama
Counties Needing Coverage
18 of 67 counties in Alabama are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Autauga County Baldwin County Barbour County Bullock County Clarke County Colbert County Conecuh County Coosa County
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Coverage by County
Local news coverage detail for 28 counties in Alabama.
Autauga County 0 Baldwin County 0 Blount County 0 Calhoun County 6 Coffee County 9 Colbert County 0 Cullman County 2 Dale County 6 DeKalb County 0 Elmore County 0 Etowah County 2 Houston County 6 Jackson County 0 Jefferson County 20 Lauderdale County 0 Lee County 3 Limestone County 1 Madison County 7 Marshall County 1 Mobile County 11 Montgomery County 3 Morgan County 2 Russell County 2 Shelby County 1 St. Clair County 0 Talladega County 0 Tuscaloosa County 4 Walker County 2
Strongest Coverage Areas
Jefferson County 20 sources
Mobile County 11 sources
Coffee County 9 sources
Geneva County 9 sources
Madison County 7 sources
Methodology
Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.