California's journalism landscape has faced a severe downturn, with one-third of newsrooms shutting down and over 65% of journalists losing their jobs in the past 25 years. Recent layoffs at CalMatters indicate that even nonprofit newsrooms are struggling. The situation is compounded by potential tariffs on Canadian newsprint and cuts to public media funding. In response, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers, in partnership with Google, have introduced funding initiatives to support local journalism, but critics argue the efforts lack sufficient focus on community news and exclude key stakeholders such as local broadcasters.
In the past 25 years, one-third of California newsrooms closed, with over 65% of journalists losing jobs, highlighting the dire crisis in local journalism.
Gov. Newsom, Assemblymember Wicks, and Google have collaborated to support local reporting amid declining revenue, yet the deal has faced criticism for its limitations.
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