Community journalism is now facing even lower revenues, reduced circulation, and more job cuts – making it harder to provide vital news to readers during the pandemic. Read this in-depth story by Camille Elemia.
While some of the community papers transitioned to digital, not all Filipinos in their areas have access to the internet.– have resumed print operations but with reduced circulation and number of pages.With the onslaught of the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, community papers saw a steep decline in their street sales and revenues.“We are picking up the pieces now.
“There were only a few advertisers and readers, so our sales also declined. People are buying fewer newspapers and many newsstands stopped operating. Of course, they had to look for other sources of income because they cannot be sustained by selling national and local papers," Toga told Rappler in a phone interview.It still wasn’t easy after the lockdown, with many community papers forced to reduce their circulation and the number of their pages to cut on costs.
These changes have greatly affected the team’s news gathering at a most crucial time for their localities.“Our reporters have limited movements so sometimes all our stories are focused on COVID-19. The other stories are left behind. Even the sources, the people who matter, daily newsmakers, you find it hard to look for them now,” Toga said.
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