Readers trust their community papers more than any other news outlet, according to a recent survey from the National Newspaper Association. The survey, conducted annually for the National Newspaper Association by Susquehanna Polling and Research of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, found that national network TV came in closely behind community papers. Social media ranked the … [Read more...] about Survey: Readers trust community newspapers more than national news outlets, social media
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As community papers struggle, one island news outlet thrives by sticking to shoe-leather tactics
It’s almost hard to imagine. An island community of 13,000 in the Canadian waters of Lake Huron still supports two newspapers at a time when bigger American cities like Oakland and even comparable sized ones like Biddeford, Maine, have lost theirs. A recent front page of the The Manitoulin Expositor had stories about a drinking water crisis in the native community; a plan by … [Read more...] about As community papers struggle, one island news outlet thrives by sticking to shoe-leather tactics