For years, the U.S. has lost more than two newspapers per week on average, thanks, in part, to growing consolidation. But this past year, the majority of closures were papers belonging to smaller ...

The report, now in its 10th year, draws on two decades of data, starting with 2005. It tracks 8,000 American local news outlets, including more than 5,400 newspapers, almost 700 standalone digital ...

The 2025 Medill State of Local News Report, produced by the Medill School of Journalism’s Local News Initiative, revealed a continued dramatic decline in local newspapers, with 136 outlets ...

As proposals to help save local journalism gathered dust in Congress and mostly fizzled in state legislatures over the last year, 136 more newspapers closed, according to a new report. More than half ...

To understand the state of local journalism in the United States, you have to start with the bad news. Local newspapers are shutting down, and many local television stations have just a few reporters ...

Anna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations' Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York. Crime decreased in every category in 2024, including murder, violent crime ...

WFMJ has reported incorrect information about home delivery of the Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator on its website today. All home delivery of the newspapers is not being converted to U.S. Postal ...