As its legion of critics cheer lustily, the newsgathering business continues to implode, with no end in sight. Perhaps it is time to take a brief interlude in the national pastime of press bashing to consider a democracy without a truly independent press, without a press with the financial muscle to insulate itself from those who would love nothing more than to control its content.
Corrupt governments would prey on financially weak press
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | 12:00 p.m. CST
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