Going nonprofit is one proposal for helping struggling newspapers stay in business

WASHINGTON — One way to save some of the nation’s struggling newspapers would be to let them become nonprofits similar to public broadcasting stations, a senator said Wednesday as editors and other journalists painted a grim future for daily print journalism.

Layoffs, closings turning US newspapers into endangered species, senator warns

WASHINGTON — Layoffs, closings and cutbacks have turned the nation’s newspapers into an endangered species as readers and advertisers rush to Web sites and blogs, a top lawmaker said Wednesday.

Journalism’s future and plight of newspapers in digital era explored at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON — A Senate panel is looking at the plight of struggling newspapers in the digital era.