Difficulties faced during the worldwide pandemic and the challenges the newspaper industry are topics Frank Pine of the Southern California News Group and the Bay Area News Group discussed with the Chronicle. Being the executive editor for the Southern California News Group and the Bay Area News Group, Mr. Pine is responsible for 13 newspapers in California, including The Sun, Redlands Daily Facts, The Press Enterprise, and The Daily Bulletin from the Inland Empire. Q: Has the pandemic helped or hindered your work? A: Generally speaking, fewer people are reading print and more people are reading more online. Since the pandemic has occurred, we have not seen a good drop off for our … [Read more...] about Frank Pine on news during the pandemic: “I think lots of things in the Inland Empire warrant national attention”