Events
Jun. 28, 2019
Youngstown, Ohio's 150-year-old
newspaper the Vindicator closes.Oct. 10, 2019
McClatchy and Google’s Compass Experiment
launches Mahoning Matters with former
Vindicator editorial staffers.Feb. 13, 2020
McClatchy declares bankruptcy.Mar. 13, 2020
U.S. declares COVID-19 a
national public health emergency.July 24, 2020
McClatchy is sold to Chatham Asset
Management for $312 million.Feb. 3, 2021
Mahoning Matters is absorbed into McClatchy's
news division. The Longmont Leader is acquired
by Village Media, marking the end of
this iteration of the Compass Experiment.Aug. 2, 2019
ProPublica partners with Youngstown’s
Business Journal to help fill the Vindicator’s void.Apr. 21, 2020
The Compass Experiment launches its second
news lab, the Longmont Leader in Colorado.Fall 2020
The Compass Experiment announces
it's downsizing from three news labs to two.
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