#NewsMatters

“Local journalism is way too important to be neglected as it has been over the past few years. Without local journalism, Thomas Jefferson said, the people that are in power will turn into wolves and prey upon the rest of the people.”

—Chuck Plunkett, former Denver Post editorial page editor who resigned after owners blocked his critical editorials, at rally by Post employees and supporters, “‘That’s our blood:’ Denver Post reporters, staff members rally against corporate owner,” Denver7 ABC-TV, May 8, 2018.

• Editorial Comment: The wolves are in the corner offices.

• Related: See Chuck Plunkett’s editorial: “As vultures circle, the Denver Post must be saved,” Denver Post, April 6, 2018.

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