“Whether I agree with it or not, whether I even like it or not, the reality is that many individuals, many institutions and philanthropic groups, have concluded that journalism should be nonprofit.”
“I just determined that I would rather do anything else in life than to dismantle a proud newsroom and lay off my friends and colleagues and eventually be laid off myself.”
Lookout doesn’t want its local news sites to be a supplement or alternative to the local daily. They aim to be the news source of record in their communities, outgunning their shrunken newsprint rivals from Day 1.
By gutting local advertising overnight, COVID-19 has accelerated strategies — like cutting print days, corporate consolidation, or even closing down offices — that publishers had hoped could wait a while longer.
The coronavirus pandemic is proving the value of local news to millions of readers, driving up subscriptions. But the advertising collapse is knee-buckling. “If it’s a couple of months, we’ll make it through. If it’s six months, all bets are off.”
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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 Mar. 2020. Web. 24 Jul. 2024.
APA
Doctor, K. (2020, Mar. 27). Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/03/newsonomics-what-was-once-unthinkable-is-quickly-becoming-reality-in-the-destruction-of-local-news/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 27, 2020. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/03/newsonomics-what-was-once-unthinkable-is-quickly-becoming-reality-in-the-destruction-of-local-news/.
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