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 ...

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

Earlier this month, Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism released its 2025 “The State of Local News Report.” The writers presented the 2025 numbers within the context of the trends they’ve ...