Montana body-slamming is about many things, one key here is the decimation of local news as 90% of new ad $$ goes to Facebook or Google.
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So you have an altercation—with national attention—when a Guardian reporter goes to Montana because of special election.
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Simple. Local news cannot survive on digital ad money; not enough scale. Without local news, you cannot check local impunity or corruption.
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How is it that these "needs" are determined? Obviously, the market says it's not at all needed.
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Market says nothing either way. Ad money financing newspapers is a historical contingency. Market might say let people on dialysis die, too.
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Everyone in the press is aware of this (remember talking about it w/
@gailcollins when I was in college!) - but still no answer: HOW?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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