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All public libraries have free, secure, uncensored access to the internet. Now, more than ever, the actual ownership of a computer does not grant one "special" access to the web.

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The old newspaper culture that the journalism professor is celebrating is rooted in a world where information came from 1 to 3 sources (state paper, national TV news, chosen radio station). These days, I find my own narrative by mixing multiple on-line stories, radio, some TV, C-Span, news magazines, Slate, et cetera.

The top journalists that write brilliant multi-issue narrative exposes will always be needed. If we assume that the only way to get their stories is via print, we are losing their gifts. I have often tried to get Sy Hirsch's best work on-line when I wasn't able to make it to the store to pick up the New Yorker.

Most journalists, I'm sorry, are not very good at finding a narrative. Some are. The few true story-writers (like Sy Hirsch) should be allowed into the print publishing world with the same level of scrutiny that other writers (novelists, poets, essayists) enjoy.

Many Thanks,
Jeff in Oregon City

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