Comments on: David Simon as journalism’s Rip Van Winkle, revisited http://korrvalues.com/2008/03/11/david-simon-as-journalisms-rip-van-winkle-revisited/ "Other things deserve blogs too" Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:47:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: k http://korrvalues.com/2008/03/11/david-simon-as-journalisms-rip-van-winkle-revisited/#comment-10329 k Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:14:44 +0000 http://korrvalues.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-10329 You have clearly never written for a newspaper. Every reporter always gets excited about seeing their first front page, solo byline. There's a HUGE difference between seeing that article in print versus seeing it on a computer screen. And as local papers die off, just watch how uninformed local readers are about what's going on in local politics, local school activities, local events. The world will be a much more uninformed, uninteresting place without local newspapers. You have clearly never written for a newspaper. Every reporter always gets excited about seeing their first front page, solo byline. There’s a HUGE difference between seeing that article in print versus seeing it on a computer screen.

And as local papers die off, just watch how uninformed local readers are about what’s going on in local politics, local school activities, local events. The world will be a much more uninformed, uninteresting place without local newspapers.

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