The good news: hard, local news drives subs. The bad news: it doesn't produce enough subs to cover the salaries of the reporters producing it. @joshuabenton.com breaks down the academic study. www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/what...
An analysis of billions of visits to a metro newspaper's website finds that entertainment and sports stories might generate lots of pageviews, but it's topics like government, transportation, and heal...
