"News You Can Lose"

Imagining what it would be like to live in a major city that lacks any type of major newspaper, as this article supposes may happen soon, is a tough pill to swallow. I agree with the author that something, hopefully, would jump in to save these newspapers (or at least the really big ones), turning them into something like a non-profit in order stay alive. And, although the most recent recession has hit hard, a part of this story plays like an old record: arts-based organizations losing appeal and support in light of economical downturn. People prioritizing their way away from the humanities, from writing, from art, from music, when wallets start to shrink. It's the same old story I've always heard, but it isn't getting any easier to listen to.