Death of newspapers, bad. I’m a journalist. Kale salad, good. It’s all in the dressing. I make one for pot lucks and come home with an empty container.
Most local papers are part of the political class and corruption schemes. They do puff pieces on those they like (statists) and fake news on those they hate.
The same thing will happen to printed books and magazines. Every one will eventually be digital only. That is why I’m building a personal library of old out of print books. Is anyone else doing like wise?
IMHO the problem isn’t the death of newspapers, the problem is death of objective reporting… everybody’d a columnist these days and most of the opinions are groupthink
Many, if not most, of these local papers are tied into the local power structures and do little to inform readers of real problems. I know, as I spend 5 hours a day reading them, 480 news feeds, for statewide news gathering. We need them but don’t romance them as what they are not.
As a former ink-stained wretch (literally on a small town paper where I took pictures, wrote copy did layout, scrubbed plates and bundled the papers coming off the press. Somewhere I still have my square hat made from a newspaper we printed, made for me by the pressman.) I can state unreservedly that news business is not now NOR HAS IT EVERBEEN unbiased. EVERYBODY has their biases. And the news reflects the bias of the owners, which is why state/government ownership would be even worse.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Yes, this is true. A sad truth, but one none the less.
braindead Premium Member over 5 years ago
Why would anybody need newspapers?
After all, they are Enemies Of The People.
And what’s the BFD about corrupt local officials? We have incredibly corrupt federal officials and nobody gives a whit.
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IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
danielmkimmel over 5 years ago
Death of newspapers, bad. I’m a journalist. Kale salad, good. It’s all in the dressing. I make one for pot lucks and come home with an empty container.
Brain Pudding over 5 years ago
Most local papers are part of the political class and corruption schemes. They do puff pieces on those they like (statists) and fake news on those they hate.
Oh for the return of REAL journalism!
RonnieAThompson Premium Member over 5 years ago
The same thing will happen to printed books and magazines. Every one will eventually be digital only. That is why I’m building a personal library of old out of print books. Is anyone else doing like wise?
gcottay over 5 years ago
Subscribe to your local newspaper unless it’s complete trash! And let businesses know you see their ads.
williamtuttle over 5 years ago
I still remember the days when our city had TWO newspapers (one in the morning and one in the evening) AND a weekly local newspaper.
Altar_Ego over 5 years ago
IMHO the problem isn’t the death of newspapers, the problem is death of objective reporting… everybody’d a columnist these days and most of the opinions are groupthink
mauser7 over 5 years ago
Books Do Furnish a Room. I have one wall that is all bookcases and they are full. That’s doesn’t even touch the ones I’ve just read from the Library.
Robert Pratt over 5 years ago
Many, if not most, of these local papers are tied into the local power structures and do little to inform readers of real problems. I know, as I spend 5 hours a day reading them, 480 news feeds, for statewide news gathering. We need them but don’t romance them as what they are not.
mauser7 over 5 years ago
As a former ink-stained wretch (literally on a small town paper where I took pictures, wrote copy did layout, scrubbed plates and bundled the papers coming off the press. Somewhere I still have my square hat made from a newspaper we printed, made for me by the pressman.) I can state unreservedly that news business is not now NOR HAS IT EVERBEEN unbiased. EVERYBODY has their biases. And the news reflects the bias of the owners, which is why state/government ownership would be even worse.
rossevrymn over 5 years ago
Lukewarm water toon. There is no comparison between Fox and the rest of the large organizations for B.S.