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Keeping Voices from Vanishing Public radio, long a lifeline, is at risk in Alaska and rural areas around the country
In the remote Arctic town of Kotzebue, Alaska, some residents still talk about the Dairy Queen that closed several years ago. They also talk about what’s at risk ...
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Illinois Press Association CEO Resigns After Dispute Over ICE Lawsuit
The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, ...
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The Marvel in Mullen Gerri Peterson’s Nebraska Paper Bucks the Trend in Rural America, Finds Pathway to Success
Try searching the McDonald’s website for the restaurant closest to zip code 69152, and you’ll receive an apology: no restaurants in that area. Try the ...
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Sale of Illinois newspapers puts new state law to the test
SPRINGFIELD – A newspaper publisher in central and southern Illinois has sold eight of its Illinois papers to a Kentucky-based company, testing a new state ...
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Going cold turkey Is the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Gambit to Dump Print a Harbinger?
When Julia Wallace heard the news, she had a flashback to 20 years ago. On Aug. 28, president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Andrew ...
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Medill launches shared services hub to continue strengthening Chicago local news
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications announced the creation of a shared services hub, which will provide expertise and infrastructure support to ...
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The Medill survey 2025: How the Chicago area gets its news Second annual examination of the public’s interest in and reliance on local news
This text was adapted from the introduction of our report on how Chicago-area residents consume local news. Download a full PDF version of the report. ...
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Wincing at ‘The Paper,’ a Newspaper Spinoff of ‘The Office’
It’s not as hilarious as “The Office” but the spinoff series “The Paper” often hits its mark, painfully. That was my take after watching several ...
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Too many Americans are losing faith in the role of journalists
Further evidence that we’re living in a bizarro world, where wrong is right and down is up, came in a recent Pew Research Center survey. ...
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Does the decline of local news influence our politics? This former U.S. Senator thinks so Decreased ticket splitting, less accountability more common with local news outlets disappearing
When Montana voters sent Jon Tester to the United States Senate for the first time in 2006, the Democratic Party also won Senate elections in ...
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Lack of Local News Tied to Government Secrecy, New Report Says
The loss of local news is linked with increased government secrecy, according to a new study conducted by the Brechner Center for the Advancement of ...
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A verdant news desert in Skamania County
On election nights, there should be electricity in a newsroom — and pizza bought by the editor. Yet on the evening of Aug. 5, the ...
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Illinois Newsrooms Receive $4 Million from State
Forty Illinois local news entities operating 120 outlets are receiving $4 million in state tax credits under a new law designed to encourage the retention ...
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This tech CEO wants to save local news from the AI onslaught
Local newspapers have an intriguing new ally in their quest to get paid by AI firms hoovering their stories and putting their future at risk. ...
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Stop the Presses? Does Print Have More of a Future in Media Than We Think?
Stephen Crane knows some people think he’s out of his mind. It’s July 2025, and he’s celebrating the second anniversary of his passion project: the ...
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Oregon newspapers close, Dallas paper rejects Alden bid
Cuts to Oregon’s newspaper industry continue this month with the closure of two newspapers east of Portland. Cuts to Oregon’s newspaper industry continue this month ...
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Hitting Reset After Months of Turbulence, the National Trust for Local News Seeks Stability
Two days after Tom Wiley joined the National Trust for Local News in May as its new CEO, the organization announced that it was selling ...
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Local News Summit Chuck Todd Talks Local News with Michigan Press Leaders
Public media cuts, increased collaboration and the importance of local sports headlined a panel at a Local Media Association’s summit in Detroit on Wednesday aimed ...
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Local Public Broadcasting Cuts As Congress Moves to Slash Public Media Funding, Local News Outlets Brace for Impact
Public broadcasters are glued to their screens this week, watching Congress move toward eliminating their funding as requested by President Donald Trump. “I actually have ...
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Journalist Deserts The Number of Local Journalists Has Plummeted 75% Since 2002, Study Says
The United States has seen a staggering 75% decline in local journalists since 2002, according to a report released on Thursday by Rebuild Local News ...