Approving the Nexstar/Tegna merger would upend the safeguards that protect local news, but that’s not the only cause for ...

Freshly printed newspapers. Stock photo from Getty Images. It’s hardly news that local coverage in Ohio’s cities and towns isn’t what it once was. A new analysis shows that it’s been devastated in ...

"For years, we’ve all waited for a savior for local news — a billionaire investor, philanthropy, the next app." ...

The new first question is not 'What story do we want to tell?' but 'What problem are we solving, and for whom?'" ...

Local news informs our communities, connects neighbors and helps us find common ground. With good, reliable local news sources, we learn what’s happening in Broward County schools, stay informed about ...

While many Americans do not trust national news, they still say they have faith in local news. iStock/Getty Images Plus Many Americans say they have lost trust in national news – but most still ...

A new study helps explain why Americans continue to trust local news, even as their trust in national media, government and other institutions is falling. The authors assert that people use “a news ...

Chuck Todd (right), former host of NBC's "Meet the Press" is a proponent of local journalism. He discussed its importance with contributing columnist William McKenzie and Andrew Kaufmann on a recent ...

This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. The old formula went like this: Journalism undergrads would ...

New York may call itself the media capital of the world, but when it comes to local elections — the campaigns that shape our ...

TAPinto, The Salt Lake Tribune and The Texas Tribune are expanding into underserved areas — testing new models for restoring ...

Jennifer Hoewe does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...