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18 Feb, 2022

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Study: Private equity firms buying newspapers cut local news

22 Dec, 2021

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Vulture capitalists are circling my old newspaper. Here’s why we need to fight them off.

22 Dec, 2021

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How the Local News Crisis Affects Coverage of COVID and Climate – and Vice Versa

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10 Apr, 2020

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The New York Times: News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic

The news media business was shaky before the coronavirus started spreading across the country last month. Since then, the economic downturn that put 30 million Americans out of work has led to pay cuts, layoffs and shutdowns at many news outlets, including weeklies like The Stranger in Seattle, digital empires like Vox Media and Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper chain.

The New York Times: News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic

08 Apr, 2020

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NewsGuild praises senators’ call for funding for local journalism

April 8, 2020 – The NewsGuild-CWA is pleased that 19 senators are asking Senate leaders to include funding to support local journalism and media in any future stimulus package. “This is an important step in protecting life-saving news operations from devastation and we will work to win broad, bipartisan support for such a package,” said Jon Schleuss, president of The NewsGuild.

NewsGuild praises senators’ call for funding for local journalism

03 Apr, 2020

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Forum will cease Monday and Friday print delivery

But despite the increases in digital traffic, and despite our government recognizing newspapers as one of the many essential businesses that must continue operations during the pandemic, we are suffering losses alongside the rest of the nation as a result of COVID-19.

Forum will cease Monday and Friday print delivery

19 Mar, 2020

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“Total annihilation”: Coronavirus may just be the end for many alt-weeklies

It was only seven days ago that we told you about The Stranger, the Seattle alt-(bi)weekly that was facing a financial crisis

“Total annihilation”: Coronavirus may just be the end for many alt-weeklies

18 Mar, 2020

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Home Delivery of Queen City Nerve

We are living through the unprecedented experience of a global pandemic. With COVID-19 canceling social gatherings around the world, we at Queen City Nerve want to do our best to support the well-being of our staff, delivery drivers, loved ones and readers.

Home Delivery of Queen City Nerve

20 Sep, 2019

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Less Local News Means Less Democracy

Today, the hallways of the Florida Press Center are quiet. Few politicians make their way through the building and only seven news organizations are still housed there—two of them digital-only operations that didn’t exist a decade ago.

Less Local News Means Less Democracy