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Lieutenant governor candidate Rasoul rolls out policies to protect local news
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Lieutenant governor candidate Rasoul rolls out policies to protect local news

As the concern grows, people are taking action — from partnerships to newsroom unions to legislative proposals. Virginia lieutenant governor candidate Sam Rasoul — currently the delegate for the state’s 11th District — has plans to protect and bolster local media around the state.

Lieutenant governor candidate Rasoul rolls out policies to protect local news

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How New York City Is Saving Its Local News Outlets

At a time when newsrooms nationwide are laying off reporters and some are closing down, a program begun by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has been helping to sustain small, independent media outlets in every corner of the city. In May 2019 he signed an executive order requiring city agencies to direct at least half their budgets for digital and print advertising to community newspapers and websites. These media outlets are often their communities’ most trusted sources of information. They publish in more than 30 languages throughout the five boroughs, serving immigrants, ethnic and religious groups and communities of color.

How New York City Is Saving Its Local News Outlets

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New York Daily News makes a plea for local ownership as hedge fund takeover looms
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New York Daily News makes a plea for local ownership as hedge fund takeover looms

In Wednesday's edition of the New York Daily News, reporter Larry McShane practically begs someone local to "step up and save New York's Hometown Paper." McShane and many of his colleagues fear that Tribune's current path, a takeover by Alden Global Capital, will cause further harm to the paper. McShane's column calls Alden a "notorious hedge fund known for decimating newspapers like the Denver Post before picking the bones for profit."

New York Daily News makes a plea for local ownership as hedge fund takeover looms

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In a hedge fund’s bid for Tribune’s newspapers, a hidden risk lurks in the fine print

The stakes for staff and readers of Tribune papers could not be higher. Alden has stripped dozens of its other newspapers of employees and assets to boost profits. Bainum has said he would sell many of the individual papers to local owners and keep the Sun and other Maryland papers. “Alden’s track record has been clear,” said Ann Marie Lipinski, curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, and a former editor of the Chicago Tribune. “Nothing about their interest — either at Tribune or at other properties — suggests that they are motivated by a desire to enhance quality journalism in any of these communities. If there are additional financial pressures, it can only exacerbate a grim situation.”

In a hedge fund’s bid for Tribune’s newspapers, a hidden risk lurks in the fine print

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Washington Post Magazine seeks pitches for underreported stories in communities across the country
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Washington Post Magazine seeks pitches for underreported stories in communities across the country

Our goal is not to report on the state of local journalism, but to show what the American public misses when thousands of stories are not told.

Washington Post Magazine seeks pitches for underreported stories in communities across the country