They will talk about the number of newspapers closed between the pre-pandemic months of late 2019 and the end of May 2022, the hardest hit communities, causes, consequences and solutions. At the recent National Summit on Journalism in Rural America, Abernathy said the rate of mergers and closures during the period was double what she expected, and they are now being seen in affluent communities
“This is a crisis for our democracy and our society,” said Abernathy, visiting professor at Medill and the principal author of the report. “Invariably, the economically struggling, traditionally underserved communities that need local journalism the most are the very places where it is most difficult to sustain print or digital news organizations.”
The report will not be made available until the press conference. It will be published on the Local News Initiative site on June 29. This is the fifth update of the report since Abernathy first published it in 2016.
“This is a crisis for our democracy and our society,” said Abernathy, visiting professor at Medill and the principal author of the report. “Invariably, the economically struggling, traditionally underserved communities that need local journalism the most are the very places where it is most difficult to sustain print or digital news organizations.”
The report will not be made available until the press conference. It will be published on the Local News Initiative site on June 29. This is the fifth update of the report since Abernathy first published it in 2016.
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