Before 2020 even started, we knew it was shaping up as a brutal year for journalism jobs as major chains were merging and cutting staff. We knew small publications, especially weeklies, were struggling. We knew “news deserts” were growing across the country. Then came COVID-19.
Now 33,000 American journalists have been laid off, furloughed or given pay cuts. The impending recession–or even depression–could take out some of the best advertising customers for news outlets. What will local news look like when we emerge from the pandemic? Interviews with journalism organization leaders, analysts and scholars paint a portrait of an industry transforming on the fly...
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