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http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion 15-04-2009 23:28:39
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A newspaper hero is remembered, and the $500 million Press Forward journalism-funding program hires a new director, writes Brier Dudley. st.news/3UCkUbw
An Indiana research project documented how coverage declined when a big chain acquired a local newspaper and what readers miss. #SaveLocalNews st.news/481r5J1
More opinions from Washington's delegation on why Congress should help save local journalism, reported by Brier Dudley. Where do other states' delegations stand? st.news/3uiiGmY
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While overshadowed by the surprise sale of The Baltimore Sun, the restructuring and sale of Canada-based Black Press will affect many more people Brier Dudley writes. st.news/3O8mIVB
A small sample of recent news ventures suggests there's still hope for saving the local, independent press system, if conditions are right Brier Dudley writes. st.news/3tNUNU1
A Senate hearing on AI affecting journalism kicks off this year's discussion about how and why Congress needs to help save local news Brier Dudley writes. st.news/3TRY2nR
The publisher of a small newspaper in Canada tells Brier Dudley why it's necessary to have policies requiring tech giants to fairly compensate news outlets. st.news/3NC8YlJ
Washington's new civic journalism fellowship drew a surprising number of newsroom applications, highlighting the breadth of the local news crisis Brier Dudley writes. st.news/3NrL0cE
The national NewsGuild labor union is warming to the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, a bill that would help save thousands of newspaper jobs Brier Dudley writes. st.news/47T7g7v
Canada's policy forcing Google to start compensating news publishers is a great step forward toward saving local news but big questions remain Brier Dudley writes. st.news/476ekg9
The rate of newspaper failures is increasing, to 2.5 closures per week on average, further eroding local knowledge, civic engagement and democracy Brier Dudley writes. st.news/3G2IINb
Proposals to support local news with vouchers, similar to Seattle's democracy vouchers, are advancing. The support is welcome but this is not the right approach Brier Dudley writes. st.news/40B5yVq
A revelatory new study estimates Google and Facebook owe news publishers at least $12 billion yearly for the value news content brings to their platforms Brier Dudley reports. st.news/40CHrpx