The slow death of the San Diego Union-Tribune now has progressed into a collapse. Kind of like Lehman Brothers or AIG as the paper has bought out it's most respected columnists and writers in order to reduce overhead and expenses. It has also closed its D.C. bureau after almost 65 years in operation.
So what's next? If the paper is bought out then what will happen to reporting in San Diego? Love it or hate it (I mostly hated it, I mean the front page was just wire service stories and maybe one good story a month) it was a major news organization and all of the electronic media took its lead from the paper. (Which speaks volumes on the quality of local news in San Diego.)
Should this be seen as a good sign that possibly a balanced media could come to San Diego?
Or just more of the same, only this time with more Fry's ads.
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What is happening to the Union-Tribune is sad, but not unexpected, as even the banner papers, such as the NYT, Wall Street Journal, and LA Times, are rolling back costs through buyouts.
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