A Town without a Newspaper Loses More than News
Robb Hicks says a local paper does more than report news by supporting watchdog coverage, civic life and community connections.
- Robb Hicks, publisher of the Buffalo Bulletin, warns that towns lose more than headlines when local newspapers disappear, forfeiting shared history and essential civic accountability.
- Nearly 3,500 newspapers have vanished in the United States since 2005, according to Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism; 148 more closed or merged in the past year alone.
- About 50 million Americans now face limited access to local news as advertising revenue shifts from locally owned stores to national chains making decisions hundreds of miles away.
- Without a local paper, communities become more dependent on rumor and social media, losing the watchdog that tracks government budgets, school board actions, and civic milestones.
- The Community News and Small Business Support Act seeks to address this crisis by providing tax credits to protect local journalism jobs and help small businesses advertise locally.
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A town without a newspaper loses more than news
During National Newspaper Week, we should all ask what would happen if our local newspaper suddenly disappeared.
A town without a newspaper loses more than news - Fallon County Times
During National Newspaper Week, we should all ask what would happen if our local newspaper suddenly disappeared. Our community would lose more than headlines. We would lose the public record of who voted for what, how tax dollars were spent and which promises were kept. We would lose the watchdog that asks the hard questions. We would also lose the […] The post A town without a newspaper loses more than news first appeared on Fallon County Times.
A Town Without a Newspaper Loses More Than News - Mississippi Monitor
by Robb Hicks During National Newspaper Week, we should all ask what would happen if our local newspaper suddenly disappeared. Our community would lose more than headlines. We would lose the public record of who voted for what, how tax dollars were spent and which promises were kept. We would lose the watchdog […]
A Town Without a Newspaper Loses More Than News - Stateline Publications
by Robb Hicks During National Newspaper Week, we should all ask what would happen if our local newspaper suddenly disappeared. Our community would lose more than headlines. We would lose the public record of who voted for what, how tax dollars were spent and which promises were kept. We would lose the watchdog that asks the hard questions. We would also lose the chronicle of daily life: obituaries, births, honor rolls, ballgames, county fairs, v…
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