Local news sources are still drying up, but there's growth in digital sites in metro areas
Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital entrepreneurs illustrated some tiny shoots of growth in what has become a desert-like climate for local news.A total of 127 newspapers closed last year, while the 81 digital sites gained was the most in any year since the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University began measuring that activity in 2018, and possibly the most ever. “It shows that there are some entrepreneurs and innovators out there,” said Tim Franklin, director of the Medill Local...
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The Case of Canine Crockery: A Tri-Cities History Mystery
🐾 A 1948 front-page headline from the Tri-City Herald. 🐾 Pasco pet owners were confused by the theft of their dog's food dishes. 🐾 The culprit was unexpected. 1948: Israel is declared an independent nation. Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated. Beavers are parachuted in Idaho. And in Tri-Cities, Washington, months after a devastating flood, a string of mysterious thefts was taking place.