The recent study of L.A. television news by the Norman Lear Center at USC Annenberg, which documents the tiny amount of TV news time allotted to local government coverage, is bringing local groups together to stand up for the public interest.

In response to the study, Kathay Feng, executive director of California Common Cause, said, “Our city is on the brink of bankruptcy, social services are being watered down, but we receive so little coverage from local TV stations.”