Jim Meadows, Harvest Public Media

Jim Meadows reports for Harvest Public Media at Illinois Public Media.

Stories by Jim Meadows, Harvest Public Media

News editor and co-publisher Will Brumleve sits at his desk at the Ford County Chronicle in front of awards and text from the First Amendment. He and co-founder Andrew Rosten launched the newspaper in Paxton, Illinois, in 2020, one of the few new papers in the U.S. in recent years.

Newspapers in Rural Areas are Folding, Leaving Vast News Deserts

By Jim Meadows, Harvest Public Media | April 15, 2024

The U.S. has lost more than 2,800 newspapers since 2005, many in rural areas. Now some journalists are trying to provide local news with new business models.

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