Local newspaper reporters who doggedly attend school board, planning commission and city council meetings and who scan police blotters and pore over …
The loss of local news
The demise of local news outlets across the U.S. is a crisis. Here, we share recent articles about the problem and how it can be addressed.
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In the summer of 2019, with a certain amount of trepidation, I attended a party at the Buffalo News, the daily newspaper serving my hometown of Buffalo and the surrounding region. It would be the first...
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — An essential worker drove his cluttered Toyota Corolla through the early spring emptiness, past a sign outside a closed parochial school asking people to pray. Time to bear witness in...
We found that while left-leaning sites prioritize statewide reporting, right-leaning sites are more focused on local reporting, indicating the potential for these sites to exacerbate polarization in local...
The hedge fund Chatham Asset Management reeled in its prize, as expected. But now what does it want to do with it? It lacked a good villain like Michael Ferro, and its conclusion was mostly foregone. along...