Uganda, April 5 -- The haves and have-nots is not just a phenomenon of food on the table or access to social services. It is also very much manifest in access to news and information.

A recent study in the US by Northwestern University culminating in the report, "The State of Local News 2023: Vanishing Newspapers, Digital Divides, and Reaching Underserved Communities" throws up some interesting revelations on how economic status affects our access to news and participation in news.

The study mapped out counties in the US by income and found that people that lived in wealthy counties and were by inference more affluent had more access to local news with several media outlets present. They were also more likely to make news.

Conversely, ...