"The number of journalists has declined by 60 percent since 2005, according to government statistics. Research from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University this year found that on average two newspapers are disappearing in the U.S. every week. The nation has lost more than a quarter of its newspapers since 2005" https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/29/north-shore-leader-santos-scoop/