As Cities Go From Two Papers to One, Talk of Zero

For Papers, a Downsizing Trickle Becomes a Flood

The history of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer stretches back more than two decades before Washington became a state, but after 146 years of publishing, the paper is expected to print its last issue next week, perhaps surviving only in a much smaller online version.

And it is not alone. The Rocky Mountain News shut down two weeks ago, and The Tucson Citizen is expected to fold next week.

At least Denver, Seattle and Tucson still have daily ... Full Story »

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Jody Calendar
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by Jody Calendar - Dec. 29, 2009

This may be considered just one more story about the demise of print journalism and it may seem old hat to some. But the rate newspapers are going down is terrifying. The result - less investigative journalism, fewer checks and balances on government and industry. The very democracy could be at stake. Online journalism can be excellent and immediate, but the credibility of newspaper content online driven journalism is, in my opinion, a necessity.

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