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The Future of News
For about a century, American journalism had a paradigm that positioned the industry as essential to liberal democracy: journalistic objectivity. It promised objective, reliable coverage of events that mattered...
Five Reasons Newspapersโ Financial Woes Donโt Spell Doom for Democracy
Eleven American daily newspapers have shut down since 2007, according to the website devoted to chronicling the demise of the industry, newspaperdeathwatch.com. And with each round of declining circulation...