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The most feared owner in American journalism looks set to take some of its greatest assets

The most feared owner in American journalism looks set to take some of its greatest assets

29 Jun, 2020

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The most feared owner in American journalism looks set to take some of its greatest assets

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune have resorted to begging for new owners, the Times reported. Some editors have already left. The union launched an ultimately failed campaign to attempt to unseat Alden’s board members.

The most feared owner in American journalism looks set to take some of its greatest assets

Annapolis holds online symposium discussing the future and importance of local journalism

Annapolis holds online symposium discussing the future and importance of local journalism

29 Jun, 2020

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Annapolis holds online symposium discussing the future and importance of local journalism

“Think about what a strong base that is and how numerous a number is down at the bottom, so it feeds through to the top. The New York Times ultimately depends on what the Capital Gazette writes, in many ways to determine the agenda at the national level,” Abernathy said. Capital journalist Selene San Felice memorialized her slain colleagues and pleaded with the audience to find a way to save The Capital.

Annapolis holds online symposium discussing the future and importance of local journalism

Don’t Cancel That Newspaper Subscription

Don’t Cancel That Newspaper Subscription

29 Jun, 2020

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Don’t Cancel That Newspaper Subscription

The only thing canceling your subscription to a newspaper will do is hasten the death of journalism itself. It will leave your community with even fewer full-time reporters to tell you what local leaders were up to while you weren’t paying attention. It will leave you with a far poorer understanding of the place where you live

Don’t Cancel That Newspaper Subscription

Even before virus, communities feeling loss of newspapers

Even before virus, communities feeling loss of newspapers

26 Jun, 2020

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Even before virus, communities feeling loss of newspapers

The North Carolina journalism professor’s latest report out this week details the industry’s decline from 2004 through 2019, a period that saw the loss of more than 2,000 newspapers and a 44% drop in circulation overall.

Even before virus, communities feeling loss of newspapers

A quarter of all U.S. newspapers have died in 15 years, a new UNC news deserts study found

A quarter of all U.S. newspapers have died in 15 years, a new UNC news deserts study found

24 Jun, 2020

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A quarter of all U.S. newspapers have died in 15 years, a new UNC news deserts study found

The relentless spread of news deserts was speeding up even before the coronavirus incapacitated local economies, and since then the rate has accelerated some more. At the same time, the digital news cavalry long and widely expected to come riding to the rescue of community journalism has decelerated to a surprising halt.

A quarter of all U.S. newspapers have died in 15 years, a new UNC news deserts study found

We need to save the news

We need to save the news

22 Jun, 2020

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We need to save the news

The edges of news deserts are already expanding on maps, with more to come. Still, many more newspapers, some with fewer than a handful of advertisements each issue, have kept reporting the local news because now, maybe more than ever, you need to know what is going on in your community.

We need to save the news