"We're almost at a one-third loss now and we'll certainly hit that pace next year," said the report's co-authors - Penelope Muse Abernathy, a visiting professor at Medill, and Sarah Stonbely, director of Medill's State of Local News Project.
Roughly half of all U.S. counties (1,562) are now only served with one remaining local news source - typically a weekly newspaper.
Minorities and poorer people without access to high-speed broadband are far more likely to live in areas that are news deserts or at risk of becoming one.
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