Discover how states are addressing the decline of local news outlets through public policy solutions, including grants, fellowships, and tax credits.

When your town, city or county has a local news outlet, the benefit ripples through the entire community. You have a defender who cares about where you live and work, from reports about the content of ...

The list of troubles facing local news operations seems to go on forever. The rise in big box stores and ecommerce has made local newspaper retail advertising almost superfluous. The long-term decline ...

Ross Burkart, professor of political science, provided economic and political expertise recently for two local news outlets – ...

This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. News organizations with staff focused on revenue generation had ...