This report is the fourth on the state of local news produced by the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

This report delves into the implications for communities at risk of losing their primary source of credible news. By documenting the shifting news landscape and

America's community newspapers have entered an age of disruption. Towns and cities continue to need the journalism and advertising so essential to nurturing loc

This report, divided into four sections, documents dramatic changes over the past decade. With the industry in distress, local newspapes are shrinking, and some