Since 2004, U.S. newspapers have cut back on their investment in newsgathering by $1.6 billion annually, according to the Poynter Institute. The major blogs below have filled some of the gap in news coverage. Some newspapers, have ceased their print versions and gone completely to the Internet.

 
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