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“If you hate democracy and think local governments should operate unchecked and in the dark, then today is a good day for you.” 

He also removed the editor title from his Twitter bio, changing it to read: “Just a guy sitting at home watching journalism being choked into extinction.” 

—Jim Rich tweeted his new status upon losing his job as editor in chief of the New York Daily News on the day parent company Tronc cut the news staff by 50 percent. July 23, 2018.

• Editorial Comment: A lot of us are doing that job these days.

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Here We Come, Halibuts!
 

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