“This is a time of particular importance for local
news. [National media] can’t tell us here in Brunswick where to go for testing,
what the situation at our local hospital or when the grocery store’s going to
be open. Local news has a critical information function in this particular
situation. . . . that’s really important to people.”
“This is an important part of the national
infrastructure. In a pandemic, information is one of the absolute key
resources, and we need to make sure it’s still going.”
—U.S.
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), “Senators urge stimulus funding for local newspapers,”
CNN Reliable Sources, April 12, 2020.
• Editorial Comment: I’ll subscribe to that, Senator.
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