He wanted to fix local news. It’s harder than he thought.

An entrepreneur who owns 92 local newspapers confronts tariffs, distrust of print outlets and changing news diets

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The 92 community newspapers Jeremy Gulban owns across the U.S. bear a plea on their websites: “Don’t let our newspaper die! Subscribe today.” 

Many are losing money. Lately, even paying for the paper they are printed on is a burden as a result of looming tariffs.

Gulban, the 50-year-old head of a family-founded IT company in New Jersey, is discovering in ways large and small just how hard it is to revive America’s ailing local news outlets. 

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