Newspaper

The U.S. has lost more than 2,800 newspapers since 2005, many of them in rural areas. Now some journalists are redoubling their efforts to provide local news and trying new models in a difficult industry.

Sean Miller, an award-winning arts and entertainment reporter at the Petoskey News-Review, announced on Twitter he had been laid off by Gannett, the paper's parent company.

Jack Lessenberry – a longstanding Michigan journalist – has stepped down from his position as a columnist at the Metro Times.Lessenberry says the Metro…