Knight Foundation Doubling Spending To Boost Local News

NEW YORK (AP) — The Knight Foundation says it will invest $300 million in local journalism over the next five years, seeding several programs designed to kick-start an industry decimated by layoffs and newspaper closures over the last 15 years. The plans, announced Tuesday, will double the amount of spending the foundation started by newspaper publisher brothers John S.

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