> "Oh, to be a state or local official in America over the next 10 to 15 years, before somebody figures out the business model," says Simon, a former crime repo

> "Oh, to be a state or local official in America over the next 10 to 15 years, before somebody figures out the business model," says Simon, a former crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun. "To gambol freely across the wastelands of an American city, as a local politician! It's got to be one of the great dreams in the history of American corruption." -- David Simon (Creator of The Wire) on the necessity of local newspapers which are quickly disappearing. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/27/david-simon-wire-newspapers https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/27/david-simon-wi...