Widespread recognition of the crises in the ecosystem for news in the United States points to multiple dimensions: The funding model for local news has collapsed as advertising and eyeballs have migrated to online social media platforms. Digital platforms and partisan media outlets do not halt and instead enable the rise in misinformation and disinformation. Private equity companies, committed only to short-term profits, are purchasing and strip-mining even profitable local news outlets. The public’s trust in conventional (and fast disappearing) news outlets is declining rapidly and the results contribute to our social and political divisions. With a particular focus on local news, this chapter first sketches federal constitutional and governmental support of news gathering and circulation; then turns to current sources of disruption and potential constructive reforms; proposes a set of responsibilities for social media companies, protections for users and consumers, and investments to amplify both supply and demand specifically regarding local news, and finally, identifies some promising recent developments and further questions that they present.