tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post2680997019497462695..comments2024-03-28T03:12:12.079-05:00Comments on Northern Valley Beacon: Requiem for the Fourth EstateDavid Newquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-7459266079313821222008-12-02T13:10:00.000-06:002008-12-02T13:10:00.000-06:00I just thought I would let you know that I really ...I just thought I would let you know that I really appriciated your posting, although it has re-affirmed some of my deepest fears about my profession. <BR/><BR/>I am currently working at the Rapid City Journal and each day as I work I can't escape the feeling that I am on the rocking bow of a sinking ship. Along with everyone around me I furiously bail water all day, but the bottom does not seem to be holding.<BR/><BR/>We can't bail enough water to find or patch the sources of the leaks and we are all currently soon to go under.<BR/><BR/>My only hope is that this sinking will eventually dismantle these corporations. After their demise I pray that people will still want the local news and newspapers will slowly come back with strength and re-establish themselves as the Fourth Estate.MoonSpinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049023298376032532noreply@blogger.com