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Mother Jones, March-April, 2008 by Blaine Crimmins
As a former community-newspaper editor who effectively resigned in protest, I could have written a nearly identical essay regarding the sorry state of newspaper journalism in America. While the industry faces understandable cost cutting, it's unfortunate that what suffer are the editorial divisions. Gone is the copydesk and the graphic-design department. A handful of editors and reporters must do everything, without regard for the toll this takes on the staff and the finished product. I have witnessed executives lauding the benefits of "citizen journalists" as a solution to an underpaid, understaffed newsroom. In recent years the public has lost such respect for the "media" that many feel they could do a better job. What many readers and newspaper CEOs forget is that journalism is a profession with very real societal responsibilities. News reporting is not a hobby. It is serious work for serious people. Any other approach does a grave disservice to our democracy.
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BLAINE CRIMMINS
Frisco, Texas
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COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
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