The most innovative companies in media and news for 2025

As the hollowing-out of newsrooms across the country continues, some media outlets have stood apart by doubling down on serving their communities. Last August, the country’s eighth-leading daily newspaper rebranded from Minneapolis Star Tribune to Minnesota Star Tribune, signaling a shift to coverage of statewide issues; indeed, the paper doubled its staff outside Minneapolis, a hiring spree that bucked industry trends. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also has expanded, after receiving a...