This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. In local news deserts in the U.S., residents rely heavily on ...

Chicago Public Media (CPM), the parent organization of WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Reader are launching a six-month pilot partnership designed to test new models of collaboration ...

Minnesota’s sprawling fraud crisis has garnered national headlines in recent weeks, but several critics say the problem festered for years, aided by local media that appeared uninterested in holding ...

With major broadcast networks off the air, viewers are missing daily news, live sports, weather alerts and primetime shows.

When I was a kid, my dad ran a small local business. Like countless owners, he depended on local broadcast media to reach customers, build trust in the community and keep the lights on to support our ...

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