Why did your hometown newspaper vanish while the next town over kept theirs? This isn’t bad luck − it’s a systemic pattern. Since 2005, the United States has lost over one-third of its local ...

The list of troubles facing local news operations seems to go on forever. The rise in big box stores and ecommerce has made local newspaper retail advertising almost superfluous. The long-term decline ...

On August 11, 2023, Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the weekly Kansas newspaper The Marion County Record, sat stunned ...

Over the weekend, the plea to save local news entered a new stage — the theatre. In four sold-out staged readings at the Adirondack Theatre Festival from July 25-27, Ken Tingley presented “The Last ...

National Newspaper Week 2025 officially concluded Saturday, but we believe that awareness about the importance of local news outlets must be kept in mind year-round, now more than ever. As a newspaper ...

Many Americans say they have lost trust in national news — but most still believe they can rely on the accuracy of local news. In 2023, trust in national newspapers, TV, and radio reached historic ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In 2009, David Simon, the creator of HBO’s The Wire and a onetime crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun, told a Senate ...

While newspaper producers face major challenges ranging from staffing shortages to rising postal costs, there is hope in the high volume of support North Dakotans voiced for their local papers. Cecile ...

Ann Hermes knew her work as a photojournalist would take her to exotic places. And it has — to discover the food markets of Jerusalem, to see hammocks in Honduras and to witness the Arab Spring in ...

Local news organizations are closing, their funding and revenue are dropping off and maintaining readership is a battle. The news landscape faces pressing challenges at a time when the public is ...

The report, now in its 10th year, draws on two decades of data, starting with 2005. It tracks 8,000 American local news outlets, including more than 5,400 newspapers, almost 700 standalone digital ...

The list of troubles facing local news operations seems to go on forever. The rise in big box stores and ecommerce has made local newspaper retail advertising almost superfluous. The long-term decline ...