This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. When Michael Shapiro started TAPinto, you couldn’t miss him ...

Long a safe haven due to a reliable stream of retransmission fees and advertising dollars, local TV news stations are now facing a stark message as their industry faces the same financial pressures as ...

For years, we’ve all waited for a savior for local news — a billionaire investor, philanthropy, the next app. But one thing has become clearer with time: While we tend to look further afield, the best ...