Private Investment Firms Accelerate Decline of Independent Local Newspapers
TL;DR
Independent newspapers in the U.S. are rapidly disappearing as private investment firms take over, leading to increased news deserts, especially in rural areas, with most remaining newspapers owned by a few large corporations, reducing local community representation.
- Independent newspapers disappear as private investment firms take over Axios
- The State of Local News Local News Initiative
- An alarming number of independent publishers and small chains closed papers last year, new Medill study finds Poynter
- Northwestern University report: Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered industry Chicago Tribune
- Local publishers, journalists look to break the trend of news deserts WVTF
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