Ashley Highfield tells Commons select committee closures among regional press were often freesheets and not ‘papers of record’ that still serve communitiesThe chief executive of Johnston Press has said the number of local newspapers closed over the final decade has been “blown out of all proportion”,with most of the 300 being shut not “papers of record” that are vital to most UK communities.
It is estimated more than 300 local newspapers have been closed in the final 10 years, with around 1100 still published across the UK.
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Source: theguardian.com