"Communities across New York have grossly inadequate local news coverage. The national collapse of local and community news has led to a 75 percent drop in the number of local journalists since 2002 and a shocking 28 counties in New York are below even the anemic national average. Fortunately, last year the state legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul recognized this problem by creating the landmark Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program."
"Unfortunately, due to a fluke in legislative drafting, the law left out nonprofit newsrooms. That's an unintended but hugely consequential mishap. Many of New York's remaining local news outlets are nonprofit entities. There are 19 public radio stations that provide community coverage in the Empire State, from the Bronx to Plattsburgh. These stations are already experiencing significant budget cuts because of President Donald Trump's elimination of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is expected to lead to hundreds of job losses in New York State."
Communities across New York have grossly inadequate local news coverage. The national collapse of local and community news has led to a 75 percent drop in the number of local journalists since 2002, and 28 New York counties fall below the national average. The state legislature and governor created the Newspaper and Broadcast Media Jobs Program to provide tax support for hiring and retaining reporters and supporting staff. A legislative drafting error excluded nonprofit newsrooms from eligibility. Many remaining local outlets are nonprofit entities, including public radio stations, nonprofit news websites, and public access channels providing hyper-local coverage. Excluding nonprofits will likely cause further closures and job losses and weaken community media.
Read at www.amny.com
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