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FREE PRESS RESOURCES
The Seattle Times Free Press coverage
February 05, 2026
A bold new plan for state news fellowship: Cover every county
February 01, 2026
Uncertain progress in Washington journalism support
January 29, 2026
A terrible time for Bezos to gut The Washington Post
January 25, 2026
Truth decay: So much for Gavin Newsom saving local news in California
January 22, 2026
Washington newspapers saved at last minute, ‘a small miracle’
January 18, 2026
A golden opportunity for Washington to lead on AI policy
January 15, 2026
Can Pittsburgh save its newspaper?
January 11, 2026
Newspaper family saves Oregon paper
January 08, 2026
What we lose when we lose print newspapers
January 01, 2026
Reporters reached out for comment. They were accused of stalking and intimidation
December 21, 2025
A challenging year but signs of progress for local news in 2026
December 18, 2025
Newsrooms rooted in community are key to rescuing local journalism
December 14, 2025
No wonder election results are wacky: Fewer follow the news
December 11, 2025
Pierce County news site debuts, Meta starts paying for news and more
December 07, 2025
Why AI’s legal wins create leverage for journalists
More Seattle Times coverageFast Facts
National coverage
How a small-town feud in Kansas sent a shock through American journalism
Long Beach looked like it had solved the local news crisis. Then reality set in
It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up.
A friend needs you (New York Times)
How We Know Journalism is Good for Democracy (Medium)
Why a Free Press Matters (The Atlantic)
Journalism and democracy in crisis (Geneva Overholser)
Reports and resources
Paying for News: what Google and Meta owe U.S. Publishers
Study sheds light on why local news is more trusted, for now
Paying for News: what Google and Meta owe U.S. Publishers
Local Journalism Under Private Equity Ownership (National Bureau of Economic Research)
State of the News Media, Newspapers (Pew Research)
Saving Journalism: A Vision for the Post-Covid World (Columbia University, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung)
Local Journalism: America’s Most Trusted News Sources Threatened (U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell)
The Decline Of Local News (NPR)
Journalism's market failure is a crisis for democracy (Harvard Business Review)
News deserts and ghost newspapers: Will local news survive? (UNC School of Media and Journalism)
Losing the News: The Decimation of Local News and the Search for Solutions (PEN America)
Local journalism in crisis: Why America must revive its local newsrooms (Brookings)
Additional organizations working for a free press
The Seattle Times is proud to join these and many other media and nonprofit organizations working to protect the free press and democracy that are at the core of our missions and shared democracy.
Reporters Without Borders is an international nonprofit organization defending press freedom and freedom of information for nearly 35 years.
Freedom House is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people.
Free Press seeks to change the media to transform democracy to realize a just society.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press defends the legal rights of journalists – because an informed public is essential to a strong democracy.
The One Free Press Coalition stands up for journalists under attack for pursuing the truth.
The Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership amplifies the work of press freedom partners with free advertising to increase awareness of the importance of an independent press.
The Northwestern | Medill Local News Initiative seeks to reinvent the relationship between news organizations and audiences to elevate enterprises that empower citizens.