By Curmudgeon
The Standard Examiner has an interesting op-ed guest commentary up on its web page by the editor of the Orlando Sentinel -- -- on how important newspapers still are, including small city papers, because they do the digging necessary to expose problems and corruption and inefficiency in government:
• Myth: Newspapers are not connected to their community.Two of her examples caught my eye: "In Glens Falls, N.Y., a crusading editorial writer for a small newspaper wins the Pulitzer Prize for pounding public officials over secrecy in government.... In Tucson, reporters reveal that the city had essentially wasted $89 million on failed downtown revitalization projects."
Imagine that.
She says something else interesting: "While newspapers have lost staff and gotten smaller, editors have chosen wisely in preserving the watchdogs...."
Can we say that of the Standard Examiner?
Here's how she ends her piece: "A good newspaper is a lamp to its community, shining light in dark places and showing the way. That lamp still burns bright in America's newsrooms."
Is it still burning bright in the SE's "content center" [what used to be its newsroom]?
The whole essay is well worth a gander. Wander over to the SE site and give it a look.
