Coverage of journalism at city and county level: closures and launches, staffing at surviving papers, the spread of news deserts, and research linking lost coverage to lower turnout and higher municipal borrowing costs. Read by community publishers, local officials and philanthropies funding regional reporting.
A neighborhood plot grows vegetables, yes. It also grows the connections that make a community easier to cover, easier to organize, and harder to ignore.
Nathan Brooks · October 9, 2026
Free newsletters, public feeds, library access and a little patience can keep you informed when subscriptions pile up.
Rosa Marchetti · September 23, 2026
Northwestern Medill's reporting puts the loss at roughly a third of American newspapers since 2005 — the transferable lesson is narrower than the eulogy.
Nathan Brooks · August 26, 2026
The county-level count is the best supply map local journalism has, and it was never built to tell you whether anyone is at the council meeting.
Nathan Brooks · August 17, 2026
Permits, assessments, deeds, and HUD datasets turn housing coverage from vibes into numbers — a monthly routine a one-reporter desk can run with a spreadsheet.
Nathan Brooks · August 10, 2026