An annual report from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism examines the local news landscape across America.

The report, now in its 10th year, draws on two decades of data, starting with 2005. It tracks 8,000 American local news outlets, including more than 5,400 newspapers, almost 700 standalone digital ...

Medill’s State of Local News 2025 report once again captures the changing shape of America’s local news landscape — and the ...

About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.” ...

For years, the U.S. has lost more than two newspapers per week on average, thanks, in part, to growing consolidation. But this past year, the majority of closures were papers belonging to smaller ...