The sad state of local newspapers

financial problems as advertisers go online

In 2000, news publishers made $10.5 billion from subscriptions and circulation and $48.7 billion from advertising.

In 2017, we made $11.2b from subscription and circulation, but only $16.5b from advertising.

What happened? Google and Facebook. https://t.co/TU1AyckBcQ
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) May 22, 2019

"Local newspapers are basically little machines that spit out healthier democracies." https://t.co/e5MOYgpgJ3
— Christine Schmidt (@NewsbySchmidt) April 9, 2019

Just brutal. https://t.co/4hEr82ggM2 pic.twitter.com/wegW3KHYZC
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) May 4, 2019

Kudos to the @WSJ for this stellar work.

A WSJ examination of the newspaper industry found a widening gap between local outlets, which are in danger of vanishing, and the stronger national playershttps://t.co/sWeHn3F4ap via @WSJGraphics
— Neil King (@NKingofDC) May 6, 2019

Jesus Christ, Texas. https://t.co/Npii7blPkK
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) May 5, 2019

The decline in high-school newspapers and journalism programs has implications broader than you might think. Provocative and helpful piece here by @spinedu. (As the former EIC of my high school paper, I'm with him all the way on this.) https://t.co/VBYGWz5dal
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) June 9, 2019

“Why is my local paper so thin now?”
“Why aren’t there any statehouse reporters now?”
“Why don’t they do more investigative reporting?”
“Why did all my colleagues get laid off?”
Well you see, https://t.co/DfNC9c2krg
— Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) June 10, 2019

Definitely read @TimAlberta's latest on the indispensable @DMRegister. https://t.co/lnUHs3ftjJ
— Michael Kruse (@michaelkruse) April 26, 2019

I'm afraid that those who say that local newspapers should stop whining and heal themselves really have very little idea of what they're talking about. How many of you have worked at one in the past decade? (I have.)
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) June 11, 2019

THIS: Harvard Business Review found that newsroom layoffs disproportionately involve people of color and women, and that people of color are penalized for speaking out about diversity.https://t.co/aZ4UPhADiy
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) May 9, 2019

It's increasingly obvious that a free press, like medical care and democratic elections, is too fucking important to be consigned to capitalism. https://t.co/0k6HJ28BFc
— David Simon (@AoDespair) May 6, 2019

This man … owns my newspaper https://t.co/v1JrB0rI1q
— Caitlin Dewey Rainwater (@caitlindewey) April 23, 2019

Economist lies and blames Obama for the recession

Trump is giving him an award. Sad!

No I will not let you propagate this lie. Just stop it. That is absolutely in no way even remotely true.

Seriously, Art, do you think people cannot even look up Wikipedia and see how absurd this statement is? https://t.co/GwT9Ej9WTk
— Austan Goolsbee (@Austan_Goolsbee) June 14, 2019

This is a remarkably absurd thing to say. The Great Recession and market collapse predate Obama and came following the implosion of the mortgage market and near failure of the banking system. https://t.co/Ro66QUAlFd
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) June 15, 2019

At least Art Laffer has been ostracized from — oh no https://t.co/eRG5GF014r
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) June 15, 2019

Pentagon and intelligence officials don’t trust Trump about Russia

This amazing insight is from a story about how the US is attacking Russia’s power grid.

Holy shnikes https://t.co/dTtcgekXj4
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) June 15, 2019

“Pentagon and intelligence officials described broad hesitation to go into detail with Mr. Trump about operations against Russia for concern over his reaction…”https://t.co/c7gmqFiymp via @NYTimes
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) June 15, 2019

Corporate taxes are the lowest in more than 50 years

More evidence that the Trump tax cut was a scam to help businesses and wealthy people.

This is what happens when you think corporations are people, let them into politics, give them unlimited power, and jam through tax laws written by their lobbyists.https://t.co/znAneDGToO
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) June 14, 2019

I’m pretty sure the next step in this game is that we’re going to be told lots and lots of programs that actually benefit people will need to be cut because we can’t afford them. https://t.co/tO8aiJlZnN
— aderson francois 🇭🇹 14th Amendment Baby (@abfrancois) June 15, 2019

Republican Rep. Kevin Brady, a lead architect of the GOP tax bill, suggested today that the tax cuts may not fully pay for themselves, contradicting a promise Republicans made repeatedly while pushing the law in late 2017. https://t.co/1Xf9wiwwOA
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 11, 2019

Republicans don’t care about election security

McConnell will block bill, the administration has slowed work on election security and Trump would accept foreign help. There will be foreign efforts to meddle in the 2020 election which will undermine confidence in the results. Sad!

.@chriscuomo: 2020 election security bills have hit Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's roadblocks. Why?

The answer may simply be because he and his side benefited in 2016. Could he even be counting on benefiting in the same way in 2020? pic.twitter.com/PmAYVbMmGl
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) June 14, 2019

Multiple election security bills are being blocked by Senate Majority Leader McConnell. https://t.co/8Zbv8JLYpE
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 15, 2019

There is simply not any legitimate reason to do this. He would have the control to amend it in any way he sees fit. But to not allow it to even be considered – there’s no justification. https://t.co/O7BLnuGgOY
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) June 15, 2019

My story about EAC Executive Director Brian Newby is now up on our free site! https://t.co/lMfoiS1OjZ https://t.co/obOVFv26Ut
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) June 15, 2019

Trump thanks GOP Senator Marsha Blackburn for blocking legislation that would require candidates to alert the FBI if they were offered aid by foreign governments. https://t.co/JSdOlVHaYP
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) June 15, 2019

McConnell is resisting calls for election security bills because he believes enough has been done, says Washington shouldn’t have too heavy a hand. But moving bills could amount to implicit rebuke of Trump. House Dems are now planning a new push. https://t.co/tRiA8AIwk0
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 14, 2019

The bills Mitch McConnell is blocking would subject the voting machine vendors to new cybersecurity regulations and could reduce their overall sales to states. McConnell’s campaign gets money from voting machine lobbyists.https://t.co/3OGKHoAunj
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 14, 2019

Trump owes DC in addition to what he owes El Paso

Not surprising based on his sleazy business history

#Trumpthedeadbeat

Trump still owes the District of Columbia a whopping $7 million three years after his inauguration. Yet, now the city is about to hand him a blank check so he can take over the Lincoln Memorial on Independence Day.https://t.co/87Gdr8QPyY
— Tim Evanson (@TimintheCLE65) June 14, 2019

Even though most cities absorb the safety costs that come from Trump rallies, some cities, like El Paso, Texas, say his campaign owes them more than $450,000 for things like extra police. pic.twitter.com/xGzHEzwN22
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 14, 2019

Liberals identify judges for the post-Trump era

Liberals have begun identifying judges that could be nominated by the next Democratic president.

This is an excellent idea. The Republicans have done an excellent job of finding and approving conservative judges and Democrats need to do the same thing.