LANHAM, MD: The media industry has started to stabilize as news organizations are experimenting with new models and mediums, according to the State of the Media 2011 report released by Vocus.

There were 151 newspapers that folded in 2010, which is almost half the number that folded in 2009.  Out of those closures, six were daily publications, 109 were weekly, 12 were monthly, nine were online, and 15 were identified as other types of media.

Regional and locally-focused news organizations were an ...