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Some 50 million Americans live in places with either one or zero news sources, State of Local News report says
Some 50 million Americans live in places with either one or zero news sources, State of Local News report says

An estimated 365,460 people worked at newspapers in 2005, and now that number is down to 91,550, the report said. Read more

Fortune - Oct 21
Charles M. Blow on the crisis facing local newspapers
Charles M. Blow on the crisis facing local newspapers

By some estimates, more than 3,200 print newspapers have vanished since 2005, with an estimated two newspapers closing each week, while funding for public broadcasting also shrinks. Read more

Cbs News - Oct 19
Reform council boss bans local newspaper's reporters
Reform council boss bans local newspaper's reporters

The Nottingham Post describes the ban as "concerning" and "unprecedented". Read more

The Bbc - Aug 28
Maine Trust for Local News workers launch union expansion effort
Maine Trust for Local News workers launch union expansion effort

Staff have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board and are asking the parent company of the Press Herald and other newspapers to recognize nearly 50 additional employees as part of the News Guild of Maine. Read more

The Portland Press Herald - Aug 19