As Paper Withers, a Reporter Dares to Ask Why.

The article features The Mercury lone reporter Evan Brandt's continued coverage of Pottstown, Pennsylvania even if his newspaper faces an uncertain future long before the pandemic's economic fallout as of July 11, 2020. It cites Brandt's sense of calling to journalism as nearly all of his colleagues who did not quit have been laid off or bought out. Also noted are the The Mercury's professional history and Brandt's work for the paper.