Nation Dec 27 Outlets hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021 By David Bauder, Associated Press
Nation Sep 01 Watch 5:50 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 Watch 7:43 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 Watch 5:03 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 7:50 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… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 6:06 ‘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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading