Besieged

“With fewer local reporters hungry to move up the masthead, there are fewer stories of venal politicians, incompetent school boards and bad police. A social media blog or a lone citizen doesn’t stand much of a chance against a determined slumlord or a bent senator.” 

—“Journalism in a State of Siege,” News & Guts, June 2, 2019.  

 • Editorial Comment: Will the last person to leave the republic please turn off the lights?

 

 

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