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The merger of two schools in Allerød did not become a news story until after the decision had been made. Far too late, the municipality’s mayor says. Now mayors across Denmark are calling for more local journalism.

Signe Wenneberg: »The expectations placed on us today are a relic of another age«

Local democracy cannot work properly without media coverage, says Odense mayor Peter Rahbæk Juel (Social Democrat), who also serves as chair of Local Government Denmark. Foto: Sebastian Elias Uth/Ritzau Scanpix
Local democracy cannot work properly without media coverage, says Odense mayor Peter Rahbæk Juel (Social Democrat), who also serves as chair of Local Government Denmark. Foto: Sebastian Elias Uth/Ritzau Scanpix

The country’s mayors are now sending an urgent appeal to Parliament:

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