Two Twin Cities titles are shutting down, while there are cuts at other media outlets.
The coronavirus pandemic is having a severe impact on media outlets across the country as advertising income dwindles, and Minnesota is no exception.
As companies struggle to stay afloat amid the ongoing COVID-19 shutdowns, one of the first budgets cut is typically in marketing, having a significant knock-on effect for the newspapers, websites, radio stations and TV news outlets for whom they’re vital.
In Minnesota, the sudden onset of the coronavirus has proven too much for some to survive, with the Hastings Star Gazette and The Bulletin of Woodbury and Cottage Grove announcing on Monday they will shut down. Continue reading.