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I remember the day I lost faith in newspapers. It was during the Clinton administration. I was reading an article in Florida Today (I was living in FL then) about a Democratic education proposal, backed by the president, that had been killed by the Republican majority in congress. The article, which began on the front page as a news story, went on to say that the Republicans did not understand this bill, which was actually a very good idea.
I thought, “That’s not news. That’s opinion. The heck with this paper.” It was my parents’ paper, but when I got my own place I never subscribed. When I got subscription calls, I told them, “Why should I pay you to insult me, when I can be insulted for free anytime I want?”
It was a step on my journey to becoming a Republican.
I don’t remember if I mentioned this before, but the French government has offered to give young people (was it eighteen years old) newspapers for free. They can have any paper of their choice; delivered to their home, for free. (The State will even pay the newspaper the delivery cost.)
– this would seem to be a last ditch attempt to save a dying industry.