In Era Of News Deserts, No Easy Fix For Local News Struggles

David Bauder, The Associated Press, Denver Post: Business
Tue, 01/15/2019 - 11:03pm

NEW YORK — The local news industry hasn’t been the subject of much good news itself, lately. Newspaper circulation is down sharply, and so is employment in the newspaper industry. Financial cutbacks have led to the shutdown of nearly 1,800 daily and weekly newspapers since 2004. Two developments this week brought the issue into further focus.

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