Editor's Note Feb. 23

Over the past few years, the phrase “the End of Journalism” has been widely circulated by pundits, doomsayers, and crotchety journalists alike. Critics have pointed to the closing of local newspapers and the rise of the blogosphere as harbingers of the Four Horsemen. According to a site called NewspaperDeathWatch.com, 14 newspapers, including the Cincinnati Post, the Albuquerque Tribune, and the San Juan Star, have closed since 2007.

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