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Small newsrooms across America are joining forces to survive

May 12, 2026 by Maria Santiago Leave a Comment

As local newspapers continue to shrink or disappear across the United States, a growing number of independent news organizations are turning to collaboration instead of competition in an effort to survive.

That trend is highlighted in a new report from The 19th, which says its journalism partnership initiative, the 19th News Network, has expanded from 25 member newsrooms to 102 in just one year.

The network brings together national, regional and local publishers focused on issues including education, health, climate, race, gender and LGBTQ+ communities. [Read more…] about Small newsrooms across America are joining forces to survive

Filed Under: News, Society Tagged With: American media, digital publishing, independent media, journalism industry, journalism networks, journalism partnerships, local journalism, local news, media industry, news collaboration, news deserts, newspapers, newsrooms, nonprofit journalism, The 19th

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