#IfYouReadOneThingToday - On newspapers

#IfYouReadOneThingToday, I hope you’ll make it this grimly detailed story on the decline of a local newspaper, and the ensuing cost to the community.

This matters to us all.

What we lost when Gannett came to town:

We don’t often talk about how a paper’s collapse makes people feel: less connected, more alone.

By Elaine Godfrey

The Atlantic

October 5, 2021