/tags/penelope-muse-abernathy Penelope Muse Abernathy en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:04:59 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-02-27/north-carolinas-two-largest-newspapers-now-bankrupt The McClatchy Company — which owns The News & Observer, The Herald-Sun and The Charlotte Observer — declared bankruptcy this month.While North Carolina’s… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:04:59 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-02-27/north-carolinas-two-largest-newspapers-now-bankrupt Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2020-02-27/north-carolinas-two-largest-newspapers-now-bankrupt The McClatchy Company — which owns The News & Observer, The Herald-Sun and The Charlotte Observer — declared bankruptcy this month.While North Carolina’s… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:04:59 GMT /business-economy/2020-02-27/north-carolinas-two-largest-newspapers-now-bankrupt Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2018-10-18/disappearing-democracy-the-collapse-of-the-local-paper News deserts are cropping up across America. A new report shows nearly 1,800 papers have shuttered or merged since 2004, and 171 counties across the U.S.… Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:30:00 GMT /business-economy/2018-10-18/disappearing-democracy-the-collapse-of-the-local-paper Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-18/disappearing-democracy-the-collapse-of-the-local-paper News deserts are cropping up across America. A new report shows nearly 1,800 papers have shuttered or merged since 2004, and 171 counties across the U.S.… Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:30:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-18/disappearing-democracy-the-collapse-of-the-local-paper Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio