Dearth of DC-based reporters spells end of an era

Now heading the Capitol Hill beat for Pennsylvania's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with one other colleague, Jonathan Salant is a rarity: a Washington-based reporter covering national politics for a local news outlet. About two decades ago, hundreds of reporters like him were working in the capital. Now only about 60 remain, according to the Regional Reporters Association.

They have become "an endangered species, and the consequences for communities across the country are huge," said Tim Franklin, who heads Northwestern University's Medill Local News Initiative.

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