Complex sentence: A majority of the 7,500 weekly newspapers across the United States continue to depend upon these community correspondents for help in reporting local news and their columns remain some of the most popular sections in them, despite the advent of blogs and other information heavy social media.
Split into simpler sentences: A majority of the 7,500 weekly newspapers across the United States continue to depend upon these community correspondents for help in reporting local news. These columns remain some of the most popular sections in them, despite the advent of blogs and other information heavy social media.