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Local News Initiative / Anandita Bhalerao / Feb 23
“The Sun relied on donations and subscriptions from a few wealthy families. In 2020, The Sun had total revenue of under $50,000, according to its IRS 990 filing. Sloan said a key reason that local news outlets struggle in communities with limited resources is that “they can’t generate the income from the rural, low-educated, non-reading public.'”
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