The real reason local newspapers are dying

For a decade, Allison Hantschel worked at small newspapers in the Midwest. She left that career for the world of nonprofits, which are still journalism-adjacent.

I first met Allison online, when I saw her responding to a tweet from a magazine editor lamenting the loss of local newspapers and chiding Americans for not investing in supporting their local journalism.

And there is a lot to be said for that line of thought. There are a lot of local journalists who do incredible work only to have it ignored or cannibalized...