local journalism
Bellingham Herald news reporters opt to unionize, for the cause of ‘robust local news’
December 18, 2020
Mike Sato
Reporters at Washington state’s McClatchy Company-owned newspapers, including those at the Bellingham Herald, have moved to unionize.
Community Voices / Erosion in local news threatens democracy
November 27, 2020
Bill Dietrich
Local dailies in Northwest Washington are turning into ghosts — ghost newspapers, existing in name but no longer having the staff or the commitment to cover local and regional news. The trend is part of a national crisis that’s been accelerating at warp speed since 1990.