WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a crucial moment for local journalism, Warren Dews Jr., publisher and vice president of Capital Region Independent Media, visited the nation’s capital to advocate on behalf of small newspapers facing increasingly difficult times.
Capital Region Independent Media publishes the Ravena News-Herald, Greenville Pioneer, The Columbia Paper, Granville Sentinel, Whitehall Times, Lakes Region Free Press and Washington County Free Press, and two websites, TheUpstater.com and NYVTmedia.com.
Dews’ visit was part of a larger effort to push for legislative support to protect local journalism, which is under pressure from rising competition and AI-driven content aggregation. The event organized by the News Media Alliance and dubbed the “Support Journalism Fly-In” was attended by representatives from news organizations from around the country.