Challenge the decline of American news media
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Newspapers are dying.
No, more accurately, newspapers are being killed. One after another, heartless venture capitalist entities are buying up newspapers, culling staff, stripping newsrooms, and leaving the papers to die from lack of context. Or caring.
When the Denver Post was bought by hedge fund Alden Global Capital, staff seeing the future ahead for the paper left in droves to found and deliver The Colorado Sun, which exists today online, alive and well.
We know the power of local journalism, the importance of bringing into consciousness the actual news that is happening all around us, all the time. The Mountain-Ear exists to provide that local news, right now both in print and online.
Rather than attenuating, our newsroom continues to increase, as you’ve no doubt noticed as new names appear on our masthead and attached to the stories you read every week. But we also need to have accurate, reliable reporting on those issues that exist far from our local newsroom—in Denver, Washington, and around the world.
As more and more newspapers are owned by non-journalists, the “news” we see also becomes more controlled by those whose priorities are not necessarily set by truth and accuracy. The rise of AI doesn’t help, making it more and more difficult to determine whether what we see in newspapers, TV, and social media is “real.”
The Sun has recommended a series of films that attempt to deal with these issues. You might want to check them out, followed by an increased commitment to seeking the truth in the news you see today.
Stripped for Parts on PBS and currently streaming.
Truth Be Told by filmmaker Brian Malone. Shown recently on NBC’s 9News.
Trusted Sources, a film by Don Colacino, also streaming on PBS.
New Matters, on YouTube.
These should stimulate your desire to challenge the decline of the news media in this country.
Meanwhile, you can count on The Mountain-Ear to continue to bring the best of local journalism to the Peak to Peak region. If you aren’t already a subscriber, you can just email our team member Brittney Wagner at frontdesk@themountainear.com.
