This conversation discusses different ways of saving and funding local news in the United States and draws comparisons to Swedish and Australian state-led examples to strengthen local news. Media activist and scholar Robert McChesney discusses with Steve Waldman, founder of Report for America, the question of whether to push for a ‘New Deal for Journalism’ or a proposal that would use tax credits to support local news, while economist Andrea Prat weighs in in favor of vouchers. All the plans share the idea that local communities and people make decisions about which outlets to support. It is part of the Journalism Crisis Project.