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 It may be the end of the newspaper era as we've known it.  What are Bay Area newspapers planning?

The Bay Area is home to large and small newspapers alike. What is going to happen to them. Can they exist in the future?



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    Score!!!

    by Spot. Us on Saturday, December 13, 2008
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    ...an honest asessment of the more fundamental question: "What essential service or function do these papers provide that cannot be replaced?"

    Investigative journalism can be done by other organizations (ProPublica, NPR radio and TV, etc.). Local classified ads are probably better served by CraigsList too. Job listings have already migrated to the web. Real Estate listings? Internet too. Local reporting? Efforts such as patch.com are trying to address that.

    So I would like to see an honest appraisal of what essential or irreplacable service these local papers fulfill that would be missed if they were to disappear.

    Others agree? Disagree?

    -jason

    by Jason Buberel on Monday, July 20, 2009

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