"Many newspapers have become a shadow of their former selves. News deserts are spreading around the country, places where people have lost access to trusted local news sources, and where local coverage has disappeared."
Larry Ryckman. Colorado Sun.
Parched for news, the public cries
for stories they can idealize.
Local rags have disappeared
and so the news is engineered
by demagogues and other sages
on misleading Facebook pages.
No one's checking facts or figures;
reporters must deal with hair triggers.
The truth is down a hidey-hole,
or hidden on a totem pole.
Hildy Johnson, where you gone?
The news bizness is woebegone!
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