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Nation Dec 27

Outlets hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021

By David Bauder, Associated Press

Nation Sep 01

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Why ‘withering’ of local news landscapes is dangerous for democracy

More than 2,000 American newspapers have been shuttered since 2004, and now the global pandemic means local news organizations are facing additional challenges in keeping the presses running. Margaret Sullivan recently published a new book about this decline, titled “Ghosting…

By Jeffrey Brown, Stephanie Kotuby

Arts May 08

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These journalists just won Pulitzer Prizes. But can they keep their jobs?

This year’s Pulitzer Prizes underscore the value of local reporting at a time when many papers and newsrooms have been closed or downsized. According to a recent estimate, more than 35,000 news media employees have experienced job or income loss…

Nation Dec 15

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Growing local news deserts endanger democracy, study finds

Over the last 15 years, local newspapers across the U.S. have lost more than $35 billion in advertising revenue and half of their staffs, while at least 2,000 news outlets have shuttered during that time, according to a new study…

By PBS NewsHour

Politics Oct 24

White House moves to halt New York Times, Washington Post subscriptions

The White House is preparing to instruct federal agencies not to renew their subscriptions to the two newspapers.

By Associated Press

Aug 05

Newspaper chain GateHouse buying Gannett, USA Today owner

By Tali Arbel, Associated Press

Two of the country's largest newspaper companies have agreed to combine in the latest media deal driven by the industry's struggles with a decline of printed editions.

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Sep 18

Why billionaire investors are gambling on news publications

By Gretchen Frazee

Why are billionaire entrepreneurs spending their money purchasing newspapers and magazines that appear to be losing money? A mix of philanthropy, ego and ambition.

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Jun 29

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In the middle of tragedy, Capital Gazette sticks to its mission

Faces of the five victims led the front page of the Capital Gazette, a day after mayhem broke out in the Maryland newspaper's offices. The accused gunman has a long-held grudge against the paper after a 2011 column about his…

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Apr 09

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‘We have got an absentee landlord’: Denver Post calls out owners for dramatic newsroom cuts

By PBS NewsHour

In a blistering editorial, journalists at the Denver Post sounded the alarm about years of devastating job cuts and took the newspaper’s own hedge fund owners to task, begging to be sold. Amna Nawaz speaks to Chuck Plunkett, editorial page…

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Mar 05

Protests erupt as Turkish government cracks down on popular newspaper

By Michael D. Regan

Turkish residents took to the streets of Istanbul Saturday to protest the government takeover of the country's most widely circulated newspaper, Zaman, which is owned by a U.S. cleric critical of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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