David Simon, Creator of Acclaimed HBO Series "The Wire": As Profit Motive Guts Newspapers, Communities Lose Out

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez | May. 7, 2009 (News Report)

(Video) Testifying before a Senate hearing on the “Future of Journalism,” former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon, best known as the creator of the award-winning HBO series The Wire, addresses the decline of the newspaper industry in the age of rabid media consolidation and the rise of the internet. Simon calls for a non-profit model in the newspaper industry, saying “raw unencumbered capitalism is never the answer when a public trust or public mission is ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Mike LaBonte - May 7, 2009 - 8:52 AM PDT
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A Senate hearing video clip with no commentary or balance, but interesting.

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