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Letter: We need reporters to keep our public officials honest
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Letter: We need reporters to keep our public officials honest

I am writing regarding the NewsGuild’s “Save the News” campaign. In these times, when the public is being barraged by claims of “fake news,” we need to have more local newspaper reporters to keep our public officials honest.

Letter: We need reporters to keep our public officials honest

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The business of news
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The business of news

But things are different in the digital realm. Over the last 15 years, more than 1,400 cities and towns across the U.S. have lost their community newspapers, abandoned by readers and advertisers who have moved online. They’re called news deserts — locales where the local daily or weekly newspaper no longer exists.

The business of news

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It’s no laughing matter: Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act asks, ‘Who’s killing local news?’
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It’s no laughing matter: Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act asks, ‘Who’s killing local news?’

Comedian Hasan Minhaj answers with wit and outrage on "Patriot Act." “With everything going on in the country right now, I think we can all agree: It’s been really hard to watch the news,” Minhaj begins. And he soon gets to, “There’s one area where [local news] is unmatched: exposing sex offenders.

It’s no laughing matter: Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act asks, ‘Who’s killing local news?’

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It’s a priority to save local news in time of crisis
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It’s a priority to save local news in time of crisis

Floridians rely on the availability of local news reporting during times of crisis. It should be no surprise that like all small businesses across our country, local news organizations are suffering the same economic uncertainty and challenges. Our country was founded with a recognition of the need for a robust and free press, and we must make sure it stays that way.

It’s a priority to save local news in time of crisis

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The coronavirus has closed more than 30 local newsrooms across America. And counting.
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The coronavirus has closed more than 30 local newsrooms across America. And counting.

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.

The coronavirus has closed more than 30 local newsrooms across America. And counting.