Comments on: If Newspapers Fail Will The United States Crumble?

By: Buffet

Buffet — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:29:36 +0000

Lemmings, sheep, zombies…..sophisticated Hollywood producers, double naught spies or brain surgeons? All with a sixth grade education. Ripe for brainwashing. Empty cranium – lobotomize – pour in propaganda, prejudice, fear and judgement – shake well. Mustn’t forget misleading advertising! It’s a fair bet there was always a newspaper on the porch at 704 Houser street as well.

By: Ron Schenone

Ron Schenone — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:31:02 +0000

Thank you Buffet. Anyone who doesn’t think newspapers have an agenda and are biased isn’t being realistic.

By: Buffet

Buffet — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:54:36 +0000

Most newspapers are politically biased.They surely survive off sensationalism and mud slinging. Then there’s the audacity of charging for the paper itself, despite the revenue generated by advertising and bribes. More importantly, let’s leave a few trees standing to supply us just a little oxygen. Whaddaya say folks? Our democracy will certainly NOT suffer for the loss of a few bird cage liners. The only thing I’ll miss, is the only part I ever read anyway – the Sunday funnies. My only true concern is, where will Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, and Jimmy Olsen work? And lest we forget, Peter Parker and J. Jonah Jameson?

By: Tom Buchanan

Tom Buchanan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:36:14 +0000

Sorry, I disagree. There may be adequate coverage of national politics, but much of that is done by TV news channels with a blatant bias. Accurate, honest, and responsible coverage is sadly lacking. Blogs do a reasonable job of investigative work, but for the most part blogs reach a self limited audience of like minded people. We have lost the general and mass market reach of investigative reporting in print, and the once significant reach of three television networks. Likewise, there are almost no resources devoted to local investigative reporting, or to meaningful local political reporting of any kind. Most of our politics is local, and it’s those races (state, county, municipal) that will be more influenced by money. The biggest change is in coverage of local politics, which is the “farm league” for our national government. Our democracy will certainly suffer for the loss of general circulation print journalism.