(news) Living on the fault line ...

[Richard de Give]

It's a good thing we have our dear Mary and Good Affiliate Central Coasat ABC to let us know what's going on. May be paywalled.

The California newspaper that has no reporters left - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

[Mary Block]

I did not know this. I knew they had relocated offices to a tiny space, never really thought about other issues. I read everything online. Breaks my heart since I literally grew up in a newspaper office. My father was part-owner of a very small daily in Nebraska. I used to play in the press room, guess the linotype operators kept an eye on me so I wouldn’t fall into the pit under the press. When I saw “The Post”, at the end of the movie when the showed the presses running, I swear I could smell ink and metal. 

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On Mar 27, 2023, at 7:47 PM, Richard de Give <rich....@gmail.com> wrote:



It's a good thing we have our dear Mary and Good Affiliate Central Coasat ABC to let us know what's going on. May be paywalled.

The California newspaper that has no reporters left - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

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[danny burstein]

> <https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-27/as-the-salinas-californian-withers-a-city-yearns-to-know-its-stories>

ANd then there's this from Texas:

Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and
laying off its staff

The 68-year-old progressive publication, which published Ronnie Dugger,
Molly Ivins and Kaye Northcott, hit financial troubles and wasn’t able
to broaden its audience, board members said.
=====
rest:
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/26/texas-observer-shutting-down/

Yes, *that* Molly Invins.

Note: There's a slight but realistic chance
enough last minute funding will come through
to keep it somewhat operational

[danny burstein]

> ANd then there's this from Texas:
>
> Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying
> off its staff
>
> The 68-year-old progressive publication, which published Ronnie Dugger, Molly
> Ivins and Kaye Northcott, hit financial troubles and wasn’t able to broaden
> its audience, board members said.
> =====
> rest:
> https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/26/texas-observer-shutting-down/
>
> Yes, *that* Molly Invins.
>
> Note: There's a slight but realistic chance
> enough last minute funding will come through
> to keep it somewhat operational

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UPDATE: They're staying in business (at least for now):

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/29/texas-observer-keep-publishing/