In a hearing on saving “the free and diverse press,” NewsGuild president urges lawmakers to protect local news and jobs
Summing up the nation’s local news crisis as a combination of unfair siphoning of advertising revenue by online platforms and “predatory financial actors” who strip newsrooms of jobs and resources, NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss testified Friday at a congressional hearing to address the nation’s local news crisis.
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