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Communities in Pittsburgh struggle with loss of local news coverage

by Point Park News Service | Oct 24, 2019 | Fall 2019, News

By: Diana Navarrete PITTSBURGH, Pa.–Communities in the tristate area are losing their primary source of information and are finding solutions to maintain existing news organizations. Various communities are losing daily and weekly newspapers. While others are...

New Castle fights to keep their newspaper up and running

by Point Park News Service | Oct 24, 2019 | Fall 2019, News

By: Zoey Angelucci As the Youngstown Vindicator closed its doors on Aug. 31 2019, the nearby city of New Castle was fighting against news desert norms to save its paper and community.  They rely financially on advertising and print and online subscriptions. They...

Facebook looks for ways to end misinformation in the face of news deserts

by Point Park News Service | Oct 24, 2019 | Fall 2019, News

By: Adam Stout “About one in three users in the U.S. live in places where we cannot find enough local news on Facebook to launch Today in,” Facebook said in a recent blog post online. “What does that mean exactly? In the last 28 days, there has not been a single day...
Edinboro residents adjust to new combined newspaper

Edinboro residents adjust to new combined newspaper

by Point Park News Service | Oct 24, 2019 | Fall 2019, News

News deserts are becoming a problem in smaller communities. By: Sierra Seneta Robin Capezzuto, an Edinboro resident, recently lost her own local newspaper, the Edinboro News Journal, after its last issue this past spring. The paper is now combined with two other...

Local paper editor works against News Deserts in the Mon Valley area

by Point Park News Service | Oct 24, 2019 | Fall 2019, News

By: Shannon Hartnett Assistant Editor Richard Schiavoni and his team at the Valley Mirror are filling their paper with advertisements, small town events and problems related to the community. It is part of their effort to remain relevant to their readers and prevent...
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The Tube City Writers LIVE event last night was a huge success! Thank you, as always, to @MarthaRial and @pointparkcmi for holding this event outside of our library!

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