Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Carolina Abbott Galvão, 9/8/26
Headline: “What Happened in Lancaster?”
Subhead: “The saga of a public radio station, a regional newspaper, the Pennsylvania family that funded them, and an NPR host turned nonprofit executive.”
“. . .’To advance their legacy of supporting local journalism and media literacy, the Steinman family sought to pair LNP [daily newspaper] with another locally based media organization—one with a self-perpetuating community board and a track record of strong leadership,’ Krasne told LNP’s digital arm, LancasterOnline. . .”
“. . .On October 3, 2024, three out of the seven people working in the station’s newsroom were laid off, and a fourth was reassigned. McDevitt, Long, and Jordan Wilkie, a democracy reporter, were the only three people left on the editorial staff. . .”
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