AIR CHECK BY DIANA MARSZALEK
North Dakota News Sees Good, Bad Of Boom
Stations in the state are ramping up their news departments to cover an increase in news generated by the state’s oil-and-gas boom that’s also driven up the population and employment but resulted in more crime, a higher cost of living and strained infrastructure. The boom has brought “a vibrancy that’s always exciting to news,” says Hoak Media’s Monica Hannan, adding that in some ways her job also has become easier because “you have more news to choose from.”
