The decimation continues to deepen. Just last month, McClatchy, which publishes 30 newspapers including the Miami Herald and the Kansas City Star, filed for bankruptcy protection. In late February, layoffs were underway at more than a dozen newspapers in the Gannett chain after its merger with GateHouse, according to the Poynter Institute. "Gannett Co., the largest newspaper chain in both Massachusetts and the U.S., had 3,000 fewer employees at the end of 2019 than its two pre-merger companies had a year earlier, a decrease of 12.7 percent," the Boston Business Journal reported.