There's an unexpected downside to falling oil prices, Joseph Lichterman writes — they mean wealthy donors have less cash to give: "In states such as Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and North Dakota, where the economy is closely tied to the energy industry, news organizations — especially smaller and nonprofit outlets — have created contingency plans and taken steps to deal with potential revenue losses and funding cuts as oil prices have dropped drastically in recent years."
August 2, 2016