Local newsrooms have been shrinking for years. A growing share of Americans recognize the financial struggles — 39% now say their local news outlets are not doing well financially, up from 24% just a few years ago. Yet while eight-in-ten U.S. adults say local news is at least somewhat important to their community, only 12% say they’ve paid for local news in the past year. The top reason people give for not paying: They say they can find plenty of local news for free. Do you pay for news? Let us know in the comments.💬👇 #pewknightinitiative ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. WATCH MORE PEW RESEARCH CENTER VIDEOS youtub...