Forget about the mergers and buyouts and executive leadership for a while. The local grunts keep breaking news.

An estimated 136 newspapers have closed during the past year. News deserts are expanding and traffic to some of the top newspaper websites has been declining over the past few years.

What does that mean? It means Perplexity’s search results and AI-curated answers will be based on the credible journalism created by your local newsroom. Perplexity is prioritizing news and ...