When No News Is Bad News

Atlantic Monthly by James Warren | Jan. 23, 2009 (Special Report)

The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune are among those organizations that have spent many millions of dollars covering the Iraq War, with each outlet paying for multiple reporters, translators, full-time drivers, guards, bullet-proof armored cars, year-round office space, office managers, and security consultants with intelligence backgrounds to provide threat assessments. And all of them give that work away for free online. Full Story »

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Subjects: Media, Politics
Topics: Mainstream Media, Media Ownership, Media and Politics, New Media
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jan 23, 2009 - 12:13 AM PST
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Stephanie Savell (review), George Blahusiak (review), Mark Steele (review), Patricia L'Herrou (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jan 23, 2009 - 12:13 AM PST
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Jan. 30, 2009

this story appearing as a magazine article not in the newspaper gives it irony. sadness emanates from the writing which is both an analysis of a loss, and for the writer, a personal tribute to some of those wonderful investigative reporters whose sidelining he mourns, not only for himself, but for a country. he ends with some ideas for saving newspapers.

i agree with the reviewer who talks about weeping. the loss is to our democracy, which needs more than 'freedom of speech' to flourish. it needs ... More »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 23, 2009
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 by George Blahusiak - Jan. 23, 2009

Really really GREAT GREAT piece on journalism in the modern world, the essence of which is captured in the final para. Highly recommended for everyone who cares about what's happening in the world.

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