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April 8, 2021
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Osita Nwanevu
Infrastructure Spending Can Save Local Journalism
The Democrats’ next big spending plan should include money to rebuild America’s ever-widening news deserts.
April 6, 2021
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Alex Shephard
One of the Biggest Villains in the Local News Crisis Might Finally Lose
An eleventh-hour bid might keep Tribune Publishing out of a hedge fund’s hands.
March 25, 2021
Apocalypse Soon
Nick Martin
The Fracking Shill Local Newspapers Love to Publish
Greg Kozera’s weekly column glorifies natural gas and can reach hundreds of thousands of readers throughout shale country. The industry also helps pay his salary.
December 14, 2020
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Rachel M. Cohen
The Desperate Last Days of Local News
From billionaire dilettantes to pension funds, profit-seeking just isn’t compatible with the media’s core democratic functions.
October 22, 2020
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Alex Shephard
Can Podcasts Save Local News?
Launching this winter, City Cast hopes podcasts can be the economic lifeline local news has been looking for.
October 21, 2020
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Alex Pareene
Liberals Are Losing the Journalism Wars
As major media outlets erect paywalls, conservative publishers are flooding the country with free right-wing propaganda paid for by Republicans.
June 10, 2020
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Rachel Hawley
Don’t Support
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New York Times
Why you should unsubscribe from the paper of record—and put that money where it’s needed most.
May 25, 2020
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Alex Shephard
Is Email the Future of Journalism?
With the industry in free fall, new models are emerging.
February 11, 2020
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Walter Shapiro
What New Hampshire Voters Are Watching
With a quarter of them still undecided, this primary could come down to a powerful TV ad or news clip.
April 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
Finance Is Killing the News
The saga at "The Denver Post" reveals that the internet isn't the only culprit in the decimation of the journalism business
April 3, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Local News Crisis Is Bigger Than Sinclair
What a viral video reveals about the sad state of journalism today
May 22, 2013
Laura Bennett
The Oklahoma Tornado Is Proof That Local TV News Can Still Be Powerful
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