Local news is so vital that, when a newspaper closes, merges or reduces publication, it raises the local government’s borrowing costs, according to a 2018 study by researchers at the University ...

In 100 communities across the nation, the study found, “local newspapers produced more of the local reporting in the communities we studied than television, radio, and online-only outlets ...

Years after the death of its newspaper, Richmond's primary source of local news is a website funded by Chevron, the oil giant whose refinery looms over the city's horizon.

Local Newspaper Closures Come With Hefty Price Tag For Residents Hundreds of newspapers have closed across the country. The loss of local reporting means fewer investigations into fraud and waste.

A local newspaper’s commitment to reporting the news is different than the national mass media. Local newspapers are just that, local, and are staffed with dedicated professional journalists who ...

The rate of newspaper failures is increasing, to 2.5 closures per week on average, further eroding local knowledge, civic engagement and democracy.

Tina Molé, the top elected official in Delaware County, was demanding that Kim Shepard, the publisher of The Reporter, the local newspaper, “do something” about what Ms. Molé saw as the ...