Go Local Providence

Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesEnglish

This digital-first news outlet serves as a primary source for real-time reporting on Rhode Island politics, business, and investigative local issues. It is recognized for its aggressive, agenda-setting journalism that frequently influences state policy and public discourse across the Providence metropolitan area.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN PROVIDENCE

Rhode Island's capital functions as a single-daily newspaper market dominated by one of the oldest continuously published dailies in the United States. The Gannett-owned Providence Journal leads local circulation and serves as the state's primary paper of record. Higher education reporting is supplied by independent student publications like the Brown Daily Herald and The Good 5c Cigar. Additionally, specialized corporate coverage is provided by the Providence Business News, a weekly tracking regional economic developments. Paperboy lists 8 newspapers in Providence.