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In a changing media landscape, some rural newspapers are finding ways to stay alive

caption: Missy Nester owner of the The Welch News walks around the now closed office on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Welch, W.Va. In March, the weekly publication in McDowell County one of the poorest counties America became another one of the quarter of all U.S. newspapers that have shuttered since 2005, a crisis Nester called "terrifying for democracy" and one that disproportionately impacts rural America. (Chris Carlson/AP)
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Missy Nester owner of the The Welch News walks around the now closed office on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Welch, W.Va. In March, the weekly publication in McDowell County one of the poorest counties America became another one of the quarter of all U.S. newspapers that have shuttered since 2005, a crisis Nester called "terrifying for democracy" and one that disproportionately impacts rural America. (Chris Carlson/AP)

The number of newspapers in the U.S. has dropped drastically in the last 20 years. Rural newspapers are especially vulnerable in the ever-changing news business, but some have figured out how to survive.

Harvest Public Media’s Jim Meadows reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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