Article in Poynter by Angela Fu, 10/20/25
Headline: “An alarming number of independent publishers and small chains closed papers last year, new Medill study finds”
Subhead: “The United States has lost nearly 3,500 newspapers and more than 270,000 newspaper jobs since 2005, the report found”
“For years, the U.S. has lost more than two newspapers per week on average, thanks, in part, to growing consolidation. But this past year, the majority of closures were papers belonging to smaller chains and independent owners, according to a new report from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
“Medill’s 2025 State of Local News report tracked 136 newspaper closures over the past year, up from 130 last year. . .”
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