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By coincidence, I just watched this lecture by David Simon on the same topic. David Simon is the creator of the TV series The Wire and a former print journalist
by neilk 17y ago
By coincidence, I just watched this lecture by David Simon on the same topic. David Simon is the creator of the TV series The Wire and a former print journalist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8E8xBXFLKE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8E8xBXFLKE
He discusses a recurring theme on The Wire about the decline of a town's main newspaper, and how this results in blatant corruption going unnoticed. Simon doesn't think bloggers offer a true replacement. Personally I'm more optimistic about the Internet, but his opinion is worth your time.
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