Farewell Newspapers

DENVER – The holding company for MediaNews Group Inc. newspapers, including The Denver Post and San Jose Mercury News, says it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

I'm glad to see the power of newspapers diminishing. Far too long newspaper editors have used their power to endorse political candidates. The unsophisticated voters who knew little about the candidate or the issues would go along with the endorsement of the newspapers.

Many newspapers also promoted the grandiosity and virtue of the State. They were liberal and part of the power aristocracy. The editors and reporters went along with the growth of the State in order to be a part of the power. The majority of people who entered journalism school admitted they were liberal before becoming a newspaper reporter. They became reporters to promote liberalism.

"A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money."-- G. Gordon Liddy

Then along came the Internet and 24 hour cable news. No longer do people look to their morning newspaper, with all its advertisements, for their outdated daily news. Newspapers are now anachronisms.

The Internet, with millions of bloggers, discussion groups, comment sections at the end of an online news story, and Wikipedia, have revolutionized the flow of information the same way as the printing press.

Bloggers that write well and develop a following after a few years will have inside information from tips from readers about issues.

Great libertarian writers of the past who would never have been mentioned in newspapers or TV will be read globally by online readers. No longer will readers be fed a daily pablum of words glorifying the State.

Farewell newspapers.

Charles Tolleson