Monday, January 21, 2008

The fifth W


David Simon, creator of the cable-TV series "The Wire" and former police reporter for the Baltimore Sun, offers as clear an explanation as I've read of why newspapers, and newsgathering in general, are in decline:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/18/AR2008011802874.html?hpid=opinionsbox1