![]() Converting one method of news coverage to another has proven to be so difficult, that he says, "It's often much easier to start from scratch. Benton describes this trend as another aspect of the now decades-long struggle for print media to keep up financially with digital options.While part of its business model is to focus on larger metropolitan areas, smaller communities with few news sources could be left as "news deserts," says Joshua Benton, who has covered this phenomenon for the Nieman Journalism lab at Harvard University.Gannett has once again forecast in the last few weeks that it plans to sell off more of its daily newspapers. It also includes the local sites for Gannetts massive network of newspaper and broadcast properties, representing some of the most recognized brands in their.What's the big deal? You might not need us to tell you this, but any reduction in a free press is cause for concern. By the end of 2022, those numbers had dropped to 217 dailies and 175 weekly newspapers, a reduction of 171 in total. According to reporting from Nieman Lab, Gannett owned 261 daily and 302 weekly newspapers in 2019.Since that 2019 merger, Gannett has reduced the number of papers in its circulation at a steady rate.Less than four years later, the current workforce is around 11,000. At the end of 2019, Gannett merged with GateHouse Media and between them the two companies had roughly 25,000 employees.Despite managing many local outlets, it has been cutting down for years. Who is it? Gannett publishes newspapers like USA Today, as well as many local weekly papers. ![]() Now, the country's largest newspaper company is feeling the squeeze again. Local newsrooms haven't survived the cuts in the modern shift to digital media.
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