Americans' attention to local news has declined since 2016. Explore how people get local news today, shifting from TV and print to digital sources.

For several years, NPR has promised to support and highlight local news. There are measurable signs of progress. The current question is whether NPR can move fast enough to match more consumers to ...

This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. In local news deserts in the U.S., residents rely heavily on ...

"There's an old adage in the news business that journalists only cover the planes that crash. But in this case, we need to ...