Mainstream media, especially newspapers, continue to struggle in the Internet Age. As I’ve said before, there remain many questions about what will happen to the mainstream media this decade and beyond. But one things seems clear: The Twin Cities will probably be a one paper town sooner than you’d think. Minnesota will have only one newspaper that reaches a statewide audience. What it will be called, who owns it and what political agenda it may push remain to be seen. What I do know is that we’ll be told that the change is good for readers and that investigative and political reporting will remain fair and deep. This will be a lie.
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This is why blogs like MinnesotaBrown are becoming more relevant. It doesn’t matter as much if Minnesota becomes a one paper state when there are other outlets for news.
My generation (current college students) consume nearly all of our news via blogs and websites anyway.