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More than 90 local newsrooms closed during the coronavirus pandemic
In many places, it started with a cut in print days. Furloughs. Layoffs. Just to get through the crisis, newsroom leaders told readers.
In some places, none of it was enough.
Now, small newsrooms around the country, often more than 100 years old, often the only news source in those places, are closing under the weight of the coronavirus. Some report they’re merging with nearby publications. But that “merger” means the end of news dedicated to those communities, the evaporation of institutional knowledge and the loss of local jobs.
Study: Private equity firms buying newspapers cut local news
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Study: Private equity firms buying newspapers cut local news
Study: Private equity firms buying newspapers cut local news
Vulture capitalists are circling my old newspaper. Here’s why we need to fight them off.
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Vulture capitalists are circling my old newspaper. Here’s why we need to fight them off.
Vulture capitalists are circling my old newspaper. Here’s why we need to fight them off.
How the Local News Crisis Affects Coverage of COVID and Climate – and Vice Versa
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How the Local News Crisis Affects Coverage of COVID and Climate – and Vice Versa
How the Local News Crisis Affects Coverage of COVID and Climate – and Vice Versa