> pay journalists less or hire fewer of them That has been the practice of media companies for more than two decades. Mergers and aquisitions have reduced the

> pay journalists less or hire fewer of them That has been the practice of media companies for more than two decades. Mergers and aquisitions have reduced the number of print media owners to a tiny handful. The problem is more that those businesses are used to 20% profit margins, and with over-inflated prices paid during the acquisitions, there is far less incentive to pay market rates for journalists, or even to keep them employed. While you might be willing to pay for the best journalism, the people hiring the journalists sure aren't. Furthermore, the line between editorial content and actual reporting has become so blurry that the smart thing to do is presume that the entire newspaper is editorial.