Should newspapers be publicly financed?

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
	Newspapers should not be publicly financed. Handouts aren’t good for watchdogs
	8/21/2009 3:43:44 PM

Ezra Klein
	Newspapers should be publicly financed. Thankfully, society has developed models for funding things we deem important but don't entirely trust to the private market. Why should news be different?
	8/21/2009 10:00:12 AM

David Simon
	Newspapers should not be publicly financed. "An exchange of public money would pull both sides from their comfort zone and prove unacceptable to all"
	8/20/2009 10:35:03 PM

Wall Street Journal
	Newspapers should not be publicly financed. "the plan's details could handicap local papers in making judgments on politicians"
	8/20/2009 10:32:37 PM

Dan Rather
	Newspapers should not be publicly financed. "I am not calling for any sort of government bailout for media companies"
	8/20/2009 10:11:27 PM

Benjamin L. Cardin
	Newspapers should be publicly financed. We are losing our newspaper industry.
	5/9/2009 5:12:07 PM

Jeff Jarvis
	Newspapers should not be publicly financed. "No, I do not think you should try to directly subsidize and influence the business of newspapers"
	5/8/2009 11:51:22 AM