Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Decline of McClatchy and journalism
The Sacramento-based newspaper giant McClatchy filed for bankruptcy today. McClatchy says it plans to continue operating its 30 newspapers while it restructures. McClatchy’s staff has already been cut in half over the past seven years.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenThe Sacramento-based newspaper giant McClatchy filed for bankruptcy today. McClatchy says it plans to continue operating its 30 newspapers while it restructures. McClatchy’s staff has already been cut in half over the past seven years. We look at this bankruptcy and the decline of print media in general.
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