The War on Local News: Ukraine's Forgotten Front Line As the world watches the ongoing conflict in Ukraine with horror, a more insidious threat to democracy is unfolding beneath the radar – the erasure of local news outlets.
Since 2022, nearly three quarters of Ukrainian editors have cited funding as their primary concern, while over 300 publications have ceased operations.
The statistics are stark: 28% of outlets closed, and 37% of newsrooms were partially or fully evacuated.