News Note: McClatchy Newspapers, owners of the Sacramento Bee, the Miami Herald and 28 other metro dailies, filed for bankruptcy in February.
“We must save the Sacramento Bee, this is a vital
civic asset. Independent journalism is every bit important a civic asset as
anything else we fight for in the capital city.”
—Sacramento
Mayor Darrell Steinberg, “Sacramento Mayor Reveals Plan To Keep Sacramento Bee From
Folding,” CBS-13 Sacramento, March 4, 2020. (Thanks to alert WORDster Tony Seton)
• Editorial Comment: Keep the lights on.
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