The Real Reason Local Newspapers are Dying

"Never ascribe to malice what stupidity will adequately explain."

For a decade, Allison Hantschel worked at small newspapers in the Midwest. She left that career for the world of nonprofits, which are still journalism adjacent.

I first met Allison online, when I saw her responding to a tweet from a magazine editor, lamenting the loss of local newspapers and chiding Americans for not investing in supporting their local…