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Dr. Iris Chyi: “Serious concerns” about viability of metro papers subscription model

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 statenews 547 Views

  By Dr. Iris Chyi University of Texas Author of Trial and Error: U.S. Newspapers’ Digital Struggles toward Inferiority I

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NYT: Newspaper’s Top Editor Is Now a ‘Homeless’ Blogger

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 statenews 576 Views

By Marc Tracy, New York Times May 4, 2020   He was laid off on April 24. A week later he

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Newspaper Guild: An Open Letter to Paul Bascobert and Mike Reed, CEOs at Gannett

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 statenews 709 Views

  To Paul Bascobert and Mike Reed, CEOs at Gannett: It pains us to learn of any journalist losing their job,

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CHANGES Featured Latest 

The Homeless Editor: When the storyteller becomes the story

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 statenews 471 Views

Thursday, May 7, 2020 Lou Gehrig kiss my ass — because I’m the luckiest man on the face of the

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COMMUNITY Featured Latest 

Jason Sethre: Made in the Midwest

May 4, 2020May 8, 2020 statenews 500 Views

by Jason Sethre Fillmore County Journal For decades, America has been battling the outsourcing of manufacturing and services to countries

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Al Cross: CNHI closes weeklies in NE Ky., university town 55 miles away has no paper

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 statenews 374 Views

by Al Cross The Rural Blog One of the largest chains of community newspapers, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., has undertaken an

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Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 statenews 602 Views newspaper, revenue, sales, slimp

  by Kevin Slimp, stateofnewspapers.com It’s a crazy time for all of us. I’m not telling you anything you don’t

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Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 statenews 1472 Views

by Kevin Slimp stateofnewspapers.com Ken Doctor wrote an excellent column today titled, “Poison pill swallowed, what’s next for Gannett?” It’s

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Featured International Latest 

Australia: Newspapers considered safe to touch, says World Health Organisation

March 20, 2020April 29, 2020 statenews 537 Views

Readers can be assured receiving and flicking through the pages of newspapers is still considered safe, according to the World

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Featured International Latest 

Guardian: UK local newspapers unite in coronavirus pledge to communities

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 statenews 398 Views

Local newspapers across the UK have come together to publish the same front page pledging to support their communities during

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Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry
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Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry

January 6, 2021 statenews 0

As I write this column, vaccines are beginning to make their way to first responders, the New Year has begun,

Affinity Publisher: Could this be the layout software newspapers have been waiting for?
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Affinity Publisher: Could this be the layout software newspapers have been waiting for?

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Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?
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Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?

October 28, 2020 statenews 0
Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS
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Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS

October 21, 2020 statenews 0
Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis
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Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis

April 28, 2020 statenews 0
Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore
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Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore

April 8, 2020 statenews 0

Newspaper Market Watch

MarketWatch: How the death of your local newspaper could cost you money
Latest Politics 

MarketWatch: How the death of your local newspaper could cost you money

July 26, 2018 statenews 0

A recent study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois found that the closure of local

Michigan Public Radio report: Newspapers struggling with a Trump tariff on newsprint
COMMUNITY Featured Latest Politics 

Michigan Public Radio report: Newspapers struggling with a Trump tariff on newsprint

July 19, 2018 statenews 0
Washington Post: Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry
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Washington Post: Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry

June 23, 2018 statenews 0
Candidate who asked South Dakotans to “support their local newspapers” wins primary handily
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Candidate who asked South Dakotans to “support their local newspapers” wins primary handily

June 5, 2018 statenews 0
NPR: Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers
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NPR: Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers

April 20, 2018 statenews 0
CLAY FOSTER: Local news will be impacted by tariffs
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CLAY FOSTER: Local news will be impacted by tariffs

April 11, 2018 statenews 0

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