Online audiences for local news media have surged by 17.9 per cent ... that 42 million people now access local journalism in print or digital each month, with sharp increases seen in the ...

There are now nearly 2,500 local media agencies, making up almost half (47%) of the estimated 5,500 digital agencies across the U.S., per a recent Borrell Associates report sponsored by software ...

The top four regional publishers control 88% of the daily print market ... counts 25,000 - digital reader revenue is still short of what's needed to sustainably underpin local news.

"According to the new data, 42 million people now consume local media in print and digital – a year-on-year uplift of 7.7 per cent. The growth in digital is even more startling. Local media in ...