A new term in journalism is “ghost papers,” points out Grumpy Editor.
More "ghost papers" are appearing around the country. That’s where there is no publisher or editor and a newsroom with only one reporter remaining.
In some cases, entire “beats” have disappeared — where no one is covering the news.
What happens to these journalists and to the communities they serve?
In some cases a news desert remains. In others, competing media companies are stepping in to fill the void.
IN CASE YOUR FAVORITE NEWS OUTLETS MISSED THESE…
GANNETT JOURNALISTS IN WORK STOPPAGES TODAY. Hundreds of Gannett journalists are staging a series of work stoppages starting today in protest of lengthy contract negotiations and leadership. Most walkouts will be lasting a day.
NEAR NORMAL HURRICANE SEASON. A “near normal” Atlantic hurricane season is predicted over the next six months by NOAA forecasters with 12 to 17 large storms expected to become hurricanes.
3.66 MILLION BABIES ADDED IN U.S. LAST YEAR. About 3.66 million babies were born in the U.S. last year, about unchanged from 2021 but 15 percent below the peak reached in 2007.
U.S. GROWS OLDER FASTER. Share of U.S. residents 65 or older grows by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 — and at the fastest rate of any decade in 130 years.
14-YEAR OLD BECOMES SPELLING CHAMPION. Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo in Florida’s Tampa Bay area, becomes the National Spelling Bee champion with the word psammophile.
MARINE GENERAL’S REMAINS RETURN TO U.S. Remains of Major Gen. Harry Kleinbeck Pickett who fought in World War I and World War II during his 33 years in the Marine Corps are returned to the U.S. nearly 60 years after he died in India. Pickett was a recipient of the Legion of Merit award for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
PAYROLLS RISE IN MAY. Payrolls rose 339,000 in May, better than expected in resilient labor market. Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 190,000 in May.
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