grand rapids press, kalamazoo gazette lay off 233

[alocispepraluger102]

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[johnlitweiler]

Phooey. A few decades ago the G.R. Press was a thick daily paper that had national stories and was especially full of local reporting. Wonder what it's like now.

[Chuck Nessa]

They also did the same to the Muskegon Chronicle, our local paper.

[Leeway]

Aside from the lousy economic impact this has on the employees (and our economy), this continuing diminishment of print news has a harmful effect on us as a democratic society. Can't have a democracy without a vigorous, free press. Most of the news (not gossip, celebrity flackery and sheer opinions) on the Internet comes from what's left of the print media.

[alocispepraluger102]

Aside from the lousy economic impact this has on the employees (and our economy), this continuing diminishment of print news has a harmful effect on us as a democratic society. Can't have a democracy without a vigorous, free press. Most of the news (not gossip, celebrity flackery and sheer opinions) on the Internet comes from what's left of the print media.

agreed-thx