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Why Ralph Nader is launching a print newspaper

Beginning with his hometown in northwest Connecticut, the 88-year-old consumer advocate is determined to do something about the news desert crisis.

January 31, 2023

Gannett positions for the future by cutting today

The biggest US news company could have set a new course after disappointing financial results in August. Instead, it doubled down.

September 21, 2022

How we end local news deserts

There is no single solution. The problem requires a coordinated, multi-pronged approach. Here are some ideas.

August 30, 2022

Penelope Muse Abernathy

When is a daily newspaper no longer a daily newspaper?

As newspapers cut print editions and focus on e-editions and web content, lines blur between dailies and weeklies.

July 27, 2022

Meet the regional newspaper barons building large chains around the country

A handful of media organizations are aggressively buying daily and weekly newspapers in small and mid-sized markets without much fanfare.

July 13, 2022

An updated survey of US newspapers finds 360 more have closed since 2019

The authors deem it ‘a crisis for our democracy and our society,’ but offer an exploration of promising solutions.

June 29, 2022

At the Tampa Bay Times, new CEO Conan Gallaty thinks digital

The 46-year-old Gallaty joined the Times after a 20-year career focused on digital media.

June 14, 2022

Frequent readers are more valuable to news outlets than occasional readers, new analysis reaffirms

A Medill study of data from a business weekly publication shows the value of regular readers over pageviews.

May 26, 2022

Even an engaged local news audience can be reluctant to pay for news, survey finds

A Medill survey of mostly heavy consumers of local news in Chicago found that many don’t pay for news and don’t believe anyone should have to pay.

April 19, 2022

Readers don’t mind when news organizations run wire stories

In fact, wire service and syndicated content can help to develop reading habits and retain subscribers among lighter readers, analysis finds.

March 3, 2022

News organizations are increasing diversity efforts, a Medill survey finds

Journalists report notable changes, including new training programs, hiring procedures and policies around language, the survey shows.

February 1, 2022

Chicago is witnessing a local news rebirth

Nonprofit news is on the march. There are questions and concerns, but also optimism.

January 10, 2022

How the local news crisis affects coverage of COVID-19 and the climate … and vice versa

‘Local news organizations are just so much less equipped now … to cover even something as consequential as the coronavirus pandemic’

December 17, 2021

A new program at Medill places engineering and journalism students together in the Bay Area

Reporters and editors at The Daily Breeze had a big story on their hands. Waste,…

January 6, 2016

Benjamin Mullin

Where to buy gas masks for your reporting staff in Ferguson

Good morning. Here are 10 media stories. Who got arrested in Ferguson last night? Getty…

August 19, 2014

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