To understand the state of local journalism in the United States, you have to start with the bad news. Local newspapers are shutting down, and many local television stations have just a few reporters ...

The 2025 Medill State of Local News Report, produced by the Medill School of Journalism’s Local News Initiative, revealed a continued dramatic decline in local newspapers, with 136 outlets ...

A group of journalism advocates from the nonprofit Rebuild Local News and the tech platform Muck Rack say they have counted — for the first time — how many journalists remain in the United States. The ...