Monday, March 2, 2009

Newspaper Death Watch

When Mitch Kapor posted a link to Newspaper Death Watch on Twitter a couple of days ago, he said:
"Like passing a car accident on Freeway. Can't bear to look, can't turn away."
The web site describes itself as "Chronicling the Decline of Newspapers and the Rebirth of Journalism".

That line struck a chord with me as I have noticed that several bloggers in New Zealand are doing a better job than the major daily newspapers of reporting hard, detailed news on policy matters that matter, accompanied by robust analysis.

The page lists several US daily newspapers that have closed in the past year.

Worth a look.

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