This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. When Michael Shapiro started TAPinto, you couldn’t miss him ...

For years, we’ve all waited for a savior for local news — a billionaire investor, philanthropy, the next app. But one thing has become clearer with time: While we tend to look further afield, the best ...

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 ...