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Wait, is this good or bad, I would hope this means we end up with more LOCAL news, buy who knows
by SQueeeeeL 7y ago
Wait, is this good or bad, I would hope this means we end up with more LOCAL news, buy who knows
- take_a_breath 7y agoLocal news is being hurt most of all. Statehouse reporters are down across the country according to PEW. ==Those papers lost a total of 164 full-time statehouse reporters—a decline of 35%—between 2003 and 2014.== https://www.journalism.org/2014/07/10/americas-shifting-statehouse-press/ https://www.journalism.org/2014/07/10/americas-shifting-stat...
- nillium 7y agoJust to hijack this comment for a moment -- we're a startup looking to make local news more profitable and sustainable -- and hopefully reaching a new audience that might not watch local TV news or subscribe to their local newspaper. If anyone is interested in helping the cause, please email me -- jared AT nillium DOT com . I would love to talk more.
- justin66 7y ago> I would hope this means we end up with more LOCAL news Large and mid-sized news companies consolidating and folding is part of a trend that does not involve growth of local newspapers. Those are failing too.