The coming election is a stark reminder of what California communities lose when local news outlets shrink or shutter. Sure, there will be an abundance of news about the presidential […]
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Local Briefs
Nexus to perform Saturday at The Encore Nexus, a Grateful Dead tribute band, has been around north-central West Virginia for a while. Bruce Kimmel, a Lewis County resident born […]
Start of something big for local news
The state of New York, led by a powerful coalition of local publishers, has just approved game-changing legislation in the fight to preserve local news outlets and community journalism. By […]
Editorial Encore: Sunshine Week has ended but our work never does
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial has been adapted from one that originally published March 19, 2023. Sunshine Week — a celebration of access to public, particularly government, information — ended last […]
Misinformation isn’t just coming from your cranky uncle on Facebook
by Susan Minichiello I see misinformation all the time. Scrolling through Instagram, I saw a musician I follow sharing false posts about the Israel-Hamas war. Out to eat at a […]
How to fight misinformation and build a stronger democracy
by David Hiller It was easier to figure out what news sources to trust when I was growing up in Chicago. You could read the Chicago Tribune or the Sun-Times. […]
Most of W.Va. has local news — for now
West Virginia is surprisingly lucky when it comes to local news: All but two of our 55 counties have some kind of local publication, according to recent research by Northwestern […]
We’re losing an important voice in our communities
The pace at which community newspapers are going out of business is increasing. Axios reports, “The decline of local newspapers accelerated so rapidly in 2023 that analysts now believe the […]
Trusted and reliable, local newspapers matter to their communities
by Dean Ridings A recent Gallup study showed that American’s confidence in the national mass media has reached a near record low. While that’s disturbing, it’s not unexpected. The digital […]
This week, and every week, newspapers are here for you
by Dean Ridings Americans have more media options than ever. We are inundated with stories, memes, videos and promotions 24 hours a day. Most of us are on social media, […]
