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Yes, Deepthroat, There Is a Future“You get the truth by not working an hour or a day on something. It takes a long time. There’s a tradition in newspapers of digging into things. It’s a part of their culture. It’s a part of their belief in what we call accountability reporting—really making every power center accountable for what they’re doing. I think that’s going to live on.”
—Bob Woodward, journalist and author, 2008 (Thanks to alert WORDster Mark Larson)
NEWS NOTE: Utah university students, faculty and staff rally at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City tomorrow to protest a projected 17% cut to higher education: 10:30 a.m. Friday (See Save Higher Education in Utah! on Facebook.)
Today in History
2002 George W. Bush’s “Axis of Evil” speech; 1998 Birmingham, Ala., abortion clinic bombed; 1979 Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter open diplomatic relations; 1964 “Dr. Strangelove” premiers; 1958 Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman marry; 1936 First Baseball Hall of Famers: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, etc.; 1927 Moneywrench writer Edward Abbey’s birthday; 1900 American Baseball League formed in Philadelphia; 1891 Liliuokalani proclaimed queen of Hawaii; 1845 Poe publishes “The Raven” in New York Evening Mirror; 1820 King George III dies insane
(See History.com)
And when newspapers are trying to compete in the 'fast media' world, where is the motivation, time and money to fund in-depth,investigative reporting?
ReplyDeleteIts so frustrating to see newspapers continuing to attempt to compete in a market where, by their very nature they dont/cant compete, no matter what they do, including going on line....
I just wish someone (or a group of people) had the nerve and the savvy to establish and run newspapers under a different business model...