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Reporters by the thousands are being let go; newspapers and foreign bureaus are disappearing. Why is this happening, and what impact does journalism’s crisis have on democracy? At a recent event, Robert McChesney and John Nichols addressed these questions and cited early US governmental support for journalism.
Also see by the authors:
- ‘The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers‘, The Nation, 18 March 2009
- ‘How to Save Journalism‘, The Nation, 25 January 2010