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Howard Kurtz, columnist for The Washington Post, released an op-ed on the industry of newspapers today that is a pretty interesting read. Primarily, it calls into question the actions — or lack there of — in the industry during the boom of the internet in he mid-to-late 90s. Of some note is this quote, pulled from the column which all should read in full:

“The people who run such companies bear a considerable share of the blame. In 1993, just before the Internet became a consumer force, I argued in a book that newspapers had become too cautious, too incremental and too dull, tailored largely for insiders. The rise of hugely profitable monopoly papers in most cities made them increasingly bland, seemingly allergic to controversy.”

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