This hedge-fund company is buying up US #newspapers, and killing them. They own the Chicago #Tribune, Baltimore Sun, San Jose Mercury News, #DenverPost, San Diego Union-Tribune, various local papers and more. Their days are numbered.
This is a big deal.
Without big news outlets, who covers a wide variety of beats (with #reporters who are specialized in those areas), does investigative reporting, uncover then publicize shady activities, and have a pulse on local shenanigans, and monitor #misinformation?
Smaller, independent papers can't do it -- while they may do a good job, they are generally focused on only 1 or 2 areas.
This article gives a stunning look at what's happening. If you feel the quality of journalism has gone down, things like this is why.