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Mississippi Local News Coverage

Curbside tracks 6 local news markets, 78 sources, and 82 counties across Mississippi.

Coverage Snapshot

82
Total Counties
44
Strong
11
Covered
4
Thin
10
DMA-Only
13
Desert

67% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 16% are news deserts.

Local News Markets in Mississippi

Jackson 42 sources Meridian 7 sources Biloxi-Gulfport 6 sources Hattiesburg-Laurel 10 sources Greenwood-Greenville 6 sources Tupelo-Columbus 15 sources

Counties Needing Coverage

13 of 82 counties in Mississippi are news deserts with no dedicated local source.

Amite County Carroll County George County Greene County Grenada County Harrison County Jackson County Jasper County +5 more
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Coverage by County

Local news coverage detail for 15 counties in Mississippi.

DeSoto County 5 Forrest County 4 Harrison County 0 Hinds County 21 Jackson County 0 Jones County 1 Lafayette County 9 Lamar County 4 Lauderdale County 1 Lee County 6 Lowndes County 3 Madison County 21 Oktibbeha County 3 Pearl River County 3 Rankin County 21

Strongest Coverage Areas

Hinds County 21 sources
Humphreys County 21 sources
Issaquena County 21 sources
Madison County 21 sources
Rankin County 21 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.

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