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The Providence Journal saw its web traffic soar 279% at the end of 2025 - Joshua Benton

The Providence Journal saw its web traffic soar 279% at the end of 2025

Other big gainers included dailies in Milwaukee, Harrisburg, and Columbus. Here’s our regular ranking of the top 25 local newspaper websites in the United States.

Nieman Lab

Columbus - Feeds Nov 26

Rust Belt cities may have shrinking populations, but their newspapers have a big traffic edge over Sun Belt peers - Joshua Benton

Rust Belt cities may have shrinking populations, but their newspapers have a big traffic edge over Sun Belt peers

Plus some excellent numbers for Gannett. Here’s our monthly ranking of the top 25 local newspaper websites in the United States.

Nieman Lab

Columbus - Feeds Oct 22

In Medill’s latest State of Local News report, a “festering, 20-year-old problem” looms larger than ever - Sophie Culpepper #FeaturedArt #Regularpost #digitalnews #localnews #medill #newspapers #philanthropy #publicbroadcasting #StateofLocalNewsProject

In Medill’s latest State of Local News report, a “festering, 20-year-old problem” looms larger than ever

“Digital news sites don’t come close to replacing the number of newspapers and journalism jobs being lost. And the digital news providers are almost entirely concentrated in metro areas, leaving vast swaths of the country with little to no access to local news.”

Nieman Lab

Columbus - Feeds Aug 25, 2025

Local newsrooms are building AI chatbots fast and cheap - Andrew Deck