Independent newspapers disappear as private investment firms take over
The decline of small independent newspapers is accelerating ownership concentration in large investment-backed groups, reducing local news coverage and expanding news deserts nationwide.
An alarming number of independent publishers and small chains closed papers last year, new Medill study finds - Poynter
Small, independent local newspapers are closing rapidly, creating news deserts, reducing daily newspapers below 1,000, and eroding community-trusted local journalism.
