UK towns lose local newspapers as impact of coronavirus deepens
by Jim Waterson from on (#517B0)
Many self-isolating older people left without trusted news source as presses stop rolling
Major towns including Milton Keynes have lost their only print newspaper, as the economic impact of the coronavirus starts to destroy parts of the struggling media industry.
JPI Media, which owns dozens of titles, told staff on Wednesday that all of its free newspapers delivered door-to-door would temporarily stop printing due to the logistical challenges of arranging delivery, alongside the catastrophic collapse in the local advertising market.
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