{
  "dataset": "Nexcom Local News Index",
  "edition": "2026-07",
  "generated": "2026-07-18T21:58:50Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite_as": "Nexcom Local News Index, 2026-07 edition. Nexcom Media. https://nexcom.media/local-news-index (CC BY 4.0)",
  "source": "https://nexcom.media/local-news-index",
  "methodology": "https://nexcom.media/local-news-index/methodology",
  "disclosure": "Measures only outlets Nexcom Media tracks via RSS; not a census of all local news. Nexcom operates a newsroom in every market measured. Topic labels are keyword-classifier output, not human review.",
  "market": {
    "market_id": "flower-mound-tx",
    "city": "Flower Mound",
    "state": "TX",
    "county": "Denton",
    "lat": 33.0146,
    "lng": -97.097,
    "publication": "Flower Mound News",
    "publication_domain": "flowermoundnews.org",
    "outlets_tracked": 5,
    "outlets_by_type": {
      "paper": 1,
      "gov": 2,
      "tv": 2
    },
    "outlets": [
      {
        "name": "Denton County, TX — News Flash",
        "type": "gov",
        "feed_host": "dentoncounty.gov",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-15",
        "items_in_feed": 4,
        "markets_served": 3
      },
      {
        "name": "Town of Flower Mound — News & Calendar (CivicEngage)",
        "type": "gov",
        "feed_host": "flowermound.gov",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-14",
        "items_in_feed": 18,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "Cross Timbers Gazette (local newspaper)",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "crosstimbersgazette.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 10,
        "markets_served": 2
      },
      {
        "name": "FOX 4 News (KDFW, Dallas-Fort Worth) — News",
        "type": "tv",
        "feed_host": "fox4news.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 25,
        "markets_served": 6
      },
      {
        "name": "WFAA (ABC 8, Dallas-Fort Worth) — Local",
        "type": "tv",
        "feed_host": "wfaa.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 40,
        "markets_served": 7
      }
    ],
    "articles_indexed_live": 735,
    "articles_archived": 739,
    "articles_total": 1474,
    "topic_sample_size": 50,
    "topic_mix_pct": {
      "local": 54,
      "government": 16,
      "safety": 14,
      "business": 8,
      "parks": 4,
      "schools": 4
    },
    "most_recent_article": "2026-07-18T21:24:11.000Z",
    "feeds_tracked": 5,
    "feeds_publishing": 5,
    "feeds_inaccessible": 0,
    "feeds_multi_market": 4
  }
}