While the seemingly unlimited potential of the Internet and the b'sphere are often the focus of attention, we also know that in many communities the local newspaper is still an anchor of identity and cohesion. That's what makes today's coverage in the LA Times important reading for people involved in community-based programs and development [Communities Fear Effect of a Knight Ridder Sale].
As newspaper giant Knight Ridder Inc. began mulling over buyout bids
after a 5 p.m. deadline Thursday, investors and employees weren't the
only ones worrying about the future.
Readers
and community leaders around the country also are concerned that new
owners of the nation's No. 2 newspaper chain will scale back coverage,
install unfamiliar leaders or cut charity and other civic efforts.
Keep in mind that it's not only a multimedia world, but that our audiences access and perceive as credible many different sources of information. Reducing access to one channel is not good news for other ones, but a blow against free and open access to information.
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