The lost journalism jobs and shuttered presses are not coming back. New models of journalism for the digital age, with innovative forms of funding and revenue generation and creative tactics for reaching audiences, are the state's best hope.
The task force also, for the first time in Illinois history, is calling on state government to step forward to help make news gathering sustainable, perhaps even profitable again - especially in smaller downstate communities so deeply affected by the loss of local coverage.
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