"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
— Perry Bacon (@perrybaconjr.bsky.social) 2025-12-16T19:12:33.433Z
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists. I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
— Blake Leyh (@earlofedgecombe.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T15:13:10.791Z
And if you have a chance, give this story by James Rainey a readwww.latimes.com/california/s…
— Nathan Solis (@tarantulaarms.bsky.social) 2025-09-25T01:26:07.643Z
Sad! 