The Office spin-off contrasts journalists' self-image as a pillar of democracy with what the job often entails.

Reader support, service journalism and smart digital tools are reviving community newspapers – and strengthening civic life.

The U.S. has lost more than 2,800 newspapers since 2005, many of them in rural areas. Now some journalists are redoubling their efforts to provide local news and trying new models in a difficult ...

A change in ownership is coming for three weekly newspapers in Lincoln County starting Jan. 1. The new publishers say they’re ...

In Cassville, Missouri, a town of about 3,000 people, newspaper publisher Kyle Troutman had heard that a well-connected local businessman was holding a public meeting to talk about crime and drug ...

From the column: "Closing the school newspaper doesn’t just silence stories; it silences kids. … A community that cuts its ...

DENVER — In 2009, when the Rocky Mountain News disappeared, people said newspapers were dead. No one reads the actual paper, they insisted – everyone is online. “I get my news from Facebook and Tic ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former NPR host David Greene who is set to take over LNP, the Pennsylvania newspaper where he was once an intern.

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On Dec. 4, 1850, editor Thomas J. Dryer cranked out the first issue on a hand press inside a crude log cabin at Front and ...