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Truthout
2 weeks ago
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Local Newspapers Are Lifelines for Many Communities - and They're Disappearing

Local newspapers play a crucial role in keeping communities informed and connected during disasters. [ more ]
The Nation
2 weeks ago
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News Deserts Are Obscuring the Breadth of Climate Disasters

Local newspapers are crucial for democracy and disaster communication. [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
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Opinion | Can Nonprofit News Save the South From Itself?

Local newspapers' decline limits checks on extremism and government [ more ]
Poynter
6 months ago
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US lost more than two local newspapers a week this year, new Medill report finds - Poynter

The rate of local newspaper closures has accelerated to 2.5 per week in 2023.
Over half of counties in the United States have just one or no local news outlets.
Alternative local news outlets tend to be small and clustered around metro areas. [ more ]
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Axios
6 months ago
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One-third of U.S. newspapers as of 2005 will be gone by 2024

The decline of local newspapers in the US has accelerated and one-third of newspapers from 2005 could be lost by the end of next year.
Most communities that lose a local newspaper do not get a replacement, even online.
Over the past two years, newspapers have been disappearing at a rate of more than two per week, leaving some counties without any local news outlet. [ more ]
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