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Actually, the article has plenty of context for its intended audience. It specifies that it's state funding, lists the programs being cut, and notes the primary
by nknight 15y ago
Actually, the article has plenty of context for its intended audience. It specifies that it's state funding, lists the programs being cut, and notes the primary concern of advocates: equal access.
The publication is called "Library Journal". It's not intended for the general public, it's intended for librarians and others concerned with the operation of libraries. That audience will have no trouble understanding the article.
- Lazare 15y agoYou're right, and I was not intending to criticize the article as such, but rather the submission. It is relevant, important news to librarians, and contained all the context it needed. But I doubt one person in 100 who saw it on Hacker News had that context. And in particular, I suspect the people commenting on the article in apocalyptic terms do not have that context. But it was a perfectly fine article. :)