According to a report by Jim Meadows for Harvest Public Media, as published by NPR Illinois, “The U.S. has lost more than 2,800 newspapers since 2005, many of them in rural areas. Now some journalists are redoubling their efforts to provide local news and trying new models in a difficult industry.”
Read more here: https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-15/rural-newspaper-decline-new-models-journalism