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| 'As newspapers die, it's worth considering the effects on society. Who will tell the people what their institutions are doing? Who will ferret out the corruption? Who will fend off the legal challenges to public information? If no viable alternative emerges, what does that mean for our representative democracy?' The digital knife is busily sawing at the fraying Achilles tendon of American newspapers. |
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Not Them
by John Sanchez Jr. on Thursday, Mar 19, 2009 at 10:04:05 AM
What representative government?
by Mr M on Thursday, Mar 19, 2009 at 10:22:15 AM
Newspapers have been bogus for a long time.
by Daniel Geery on Thursday, Mar 19, 2009 at 10:52:15 AM
What goes around comes around
by Jack Harrington on Thursday, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:19:24 AM
Noose-papers
by Allan Wayne on Thursday, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:19:26 AM