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.
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.
Federal statistical agencies publish local cuts on a fixed calendar — a small newsroom can schedule a year of accountability stories from releases that are already public and free.
Nathan Brooks · March 4, 2026
School-board coverage that survives hostile rooms rests on preparation, de-escalation, and covering policy instead of the shouting — and on deciding safety rules before the meeting, not during it.
Nathan Brooks · February 9, 2026
Small outlets win records fights by narrowing the ask, logging every step, and making delay itself the story — tactics that cost hours, not lawyers.
Nathan Brooks · January 17, 2026