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CJ Bangah, a Seattle-based co-author of PWC’s Global Media & Entertainment Outlook.

August 12, 2022 at 11:25 am

Q&A: Ways for news media to evolve and survive | Brier Dudley

The newspaper business is projected to decline through 2026, but an author of a recent forecast still sees opportunity for the industry.

One of the buildings of the Cox Communications campus is surrounded by foliage in Atlanta on, Aug. 2, 2004. Cox Enterprises, which owns Cox Communications, is buying Axios Media for $525 million as it looks to grow and diversify its business. Cox, which became an investor in Axios last year, said Monday Aug. 8, 2022, that it will look to expand Axios into more cities, while having it cover more national topics and serve more premium niches for professionals. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File) NYDD204

August 10, 2022 at 1:22 pm

Axios sells to Cox, but what does it mean for local news? | Brier Dudley

Whether the sale of Axios improves the journalism crisis depends on whether the company's new owners substantially invest in local news coverage.

Opinion

August 5, 2022 at 11:36 am

Weekly report highlights top local news coverage and why it matters | Brier Dudley

The Local Matters newsletter is inspiring for anyone who appreciates the importance of a robust local press system.

In this still from the newspaper documentary “Storm Lake,” Iowa newspaper editor Art Cullen is shown interviewing farmer John Snyder.

August 3, 2022 at 12:25 pm

Free Press roundup: News literacy curriculum based on 'Storm Lake' | Brier Dudley

Timely new curriculum from the News Literacy Project is based on the "Storm Lake" documentary about a family-owned newspaper in Iowa.

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I. speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) DCMZ303 DCMZ303

July 29, 2022 at 2:36 pm

Q&A: U.S. Rep. David Cicilline on why Congress must help save local news | Brier Dudley

The Rhode Island Democrat explains why Congress needs to help save local news outlets with the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.

Rep. Kathy Manning, D-N.C., left, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., right, speak during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) DCMZ309 DCMZ309

July 22, 2022 at 12:20 pm

Copyright decision increases need for Congress to help save local news | Brier Dudley

In a new report, the U.S. Copyright Office declined to support stronger protection for news content.

From left, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., prepare to talk to reporters about their plan to introduce a resolution to defend the Affordable Care Act’s protection of insurance for pre-existing health conditions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA113

July 15, 2022 at 10:02 am

Last chance for Congress to save local journalism jobs with key bill | Brier Dudley

If you’re concerned about the journalism crisis and its effect on democracy, contact your representatives and urge their support.

A man reads the New York Post, Monday, May 7, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

July 13, 2022 at 2:55 pm

Free Press roundup: Google 'breakup' offer, Americans' trust in newspapers and more | Brier Dudley

In this week’s Save the Free Press newsletter excerpts: Google’s reported “breakup” offer, falling trust in newspapers, new owners for a former Gannett paper and...

The U.S. lost more than a fourth of its newspapers since 2005, leaving 70 million residents in counties with no local news outlet, or one at risk, with only a single outlet and limited access to critical news, according to a new report by Northwestern University’s Medill School. (Medill Local News Initiative)

July 1, 2022 at 12:53 pm

New report finds U.S. 'news desert' spreading, more papers closing | Brier Dudley

America's newspapers continue to close at a rate of two per week, according to a new version of the pivotal "news desert" research.

Pressmen Matt Chan, left, and Todd Grewe prepare to print the latest edition of The Swift County Monitor-News at Quinco Press in Lowry, Minn., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The weekly paper, which has a circulation of roughly 2,000, does cover Swift County intensely, the city council, the county commissioners, the school board and nearly every other gathering of consequence. With declining circulation and ads, the publisher estimates his three little local newspapers are worth at least $1 million less than a decade ago. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MNDG262

June 22, 2022 at 3:16 pm

Forecast sees further challenges for newspapers | Brier Dudley

A new forecast sees a bleak future for U.S. newspapers, despite some making progress growing their business online.