{
  "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": "plano-tx",
    "city": "Plano",
    "state": "TX",
    "county": "Collin",
    "lat": 33.0198,
    "lng": -96.6989,
    "publication": "The Plano",
    "publication_domain": "theplano.org",
    "outlets_tracked": 4,
    "outlets_by_type": {
      "paper": 1,
      "tv": 3
    },
    "outlets": [
      {
        "name": "Star Local Media - Plano (local newspaper group)",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "starlocalmedia.com",
        "status": "blocked",
        "http": "429",
        "newest_item": null,
        "items_in_feed": 0,
        "markets_served": 2
      },
      {
        "name": "CBS News Texas (KTVT DFW) - Latest",
        "type": "tv",
        "feed_host": "cbsnews.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 3,
        "markets_served": 4
      },
      {
        "name": "FOX 4 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) - Local News",
        "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": 797,
    "articles_archived": 842,
    "articles_total": 1639,
    "topic_sample_size": 50,
    "topic_mix_pct": {
      "local": 72,
      "parks": 10,
      "schools": 6,
      "safety": 6,
      "business": 4,
      "government": 2
    },
    "most_recent_article": "2026-07-17T20:30:00.000Z",
    "feeds_tracked": 4,
    "feeds_publishing": 3,
    "feeds_inaccessible": 1,
    "feeds_multi_market": 4
  }
}