Nieman Lab reports that more than 340 U.S. local news outlets are now limiting the Internet Archive’s ability to access and preserve their journalism. The coverage builds on an earlier Nieman Lab investigation that found major publishers, including The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today, had begun restricting the Internet Archive, citing concerns that AI companies could scrape the nonprofit’s repositories for training data. The new analysis indicates the restrictions are expanding from larger national publishers to local sites. Nieman Lab says many of the affected outlets are owned by several of the largest local news groups, including USA Today Co., McClatchy, Advance Local, MediaNews Group, and Tribune Publishing, with some companies tied to Alden Global Capital. Local journalists argue that blocking Internet Archive access makes it harder to report using historical records, especially in areas they describe as “news deserts.” Meanwhile, the Internet Archive says it is engaging with concerns raised by publishers and is working with journalism organizations to train newsrooms on digital preservation. It points to a partnership with the Poynter Institute and Investigative Reporters and Editors to train local and national outlets on archiving strategies through 2027.