So argued newspapers executives and advocates in Washington Tuesday as Congress considers legislation aimed at allowing news outlets to work with search engines like Google and social media providers to reclaim some of the profit from their content in the attempt to ensure newsrooms aren’t hollowed out or closed altogether.
“Too often, the debate about [news] media and tech platforms is framed within a discussion of international news brands. But the greatest peril for our nation lurks at the local level, where a regional or community paper must cope with a fast-changing technological and financial landscape,” said Kevin G.