View Post ShopTalk Pew State of the News Media 2013: ‘Shrinking Pains’ For Local News By Merrill Knox on Mar. 18, 2013 - 11:52 AM Local news is suffering from “shrinking pains,” according to Pew Research Center’s 2013 State of the News Media report. Traffic, weather and sports makes up an increasingly large percent of newscasts, a sign that ...