Fifty new outlets, 250 journalists: Canadian startup unveils plan to revive local news
by Leyland Cecco in Toronto from World news | The Guardian on (#5HC5V)
As local papers close their doors, a morning newsletter defied the odds. Now its founder aims to push the model nationwide
Local journalism has shed jobs faster than the coal industry, leaving swaths of North America as news deserts with little or no regular coverage.
But the grim prospects for an industry in decline didn't deter the Canadian tech entrepreneur Andrew Wilkinson, who in 2019 hired a reporter and launched a daily newsletter in his home town, Victoria.
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