New WSU report sheds light on health of Washington's news industry
- Washington State University released a comprehensive 2025 report detailing the decline of Washington's local news industry and its challenges.
- The decline follows national trends of newsroom cuts, with over 3,200 newspapers closing since 2005 and newsroom employment down 26% since 2008.
- The report found only 170 outlets provide daily coverage statewide, several counties qualify as news deserts, and many outlets struggle with shrinking budgets and staffing.
- A $2 million grant will support the nonprofit Comma Community Journalism Lab, led by Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley, as part of efforts to revive local news.
- The report urges policymakers to adopt comprehensive solutions recognizing journalism as a public good essential for democracy and media diversity's resilience.
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Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship – The Indian Awaaz
Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday in a message to mark World Press Freedom Day. AMN / UN NEWS “Amidst spiraling conflict, climate chaos, growing divisions, and a rapidly changing digital landscape, a free press is more vital than ever,” said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.d on Friday in a message to mark Worl…
FNJ organizes morning rally to mark World Press Freedom Day
The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Kathmandu chapter organized a morning procession to mark the World Press Freedom Day today under the banner of ‘Reporting In The Brave New World – The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On Press Freedom And The Media.’
Kalas on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day: Independent journalism exposed to unprecedented threats
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy Kaja Kalas announced, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated on May 3, that "huge cuts in funding, along with increasingly pronounced political repression and violence against journalists, are bringing the media sector into a deep crisis", and that independent journalism is exposed to unprecedented threats.
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