The ongoing decline of local news coverage has significant implications for democratic governance — both in terms of creating an informed citizenry and providing accountability for elected officials.

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images / Getty Images NPR has received two of the largest gifts in the public media network’s existence, totalling $113 million. They will go toward fueling innovation in NPR’s ...

NPR announced a $1 million restricted gift to the Public Media Bridge Fund to support NPR Member organizations addressing sustainability challenges. The Bridge Fund supports local public media ...

One year ago, Congress passed legislation that stripped $535 million a year of federal money from the public media system. Public media fans rallied to support both NPR and their member stations.

Last month, NPR announced that it was restructuring its newsroom, reducing staff and reorganizing teams. On top of the job loss, several news desks were combined, reducing the number of departments ...