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    Does News Have a Future?

    Magazines are cutting their staffs as are news broadcasters, both commercial and listener supported. Newspapers have more readers than ever, but they're downsizing and going bankrupt, threatening not just providers of news but the news itself. Major American cities may soon have no papers at all.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Magazines are cutting their staffs as are news broadcasters, both commercial and listener supported. Newspapers have more readers than ever, but they're downsizing and going bankrupt, threatening not just providers of news but the news itself. Major American cities may soon have no papers at all. The problem is that they're giving their product away for free on the Internet, a business model that can't be sustained. Will a new generation of news consumers be willing to pay? We hear different ideas about keeping traditional journalism alive. Is it time to develop new methods for keeping the public informed?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Rick Edmonds

      media business analyst at Poynter

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      Walter Isaacson

      former Managing Editor, Time Magazine

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      Joel Kramer

      Editor and CEO, MinnPost.com

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Does News Have a Future?
    1. 1:45Obama Warns Mayors on Misuse of Stimulus Funds
    2. 7:46Does News Have a Future?You’re reading this
    3. 43:26Hollywood Rolls Out the Red Carpet Again for the Oscars
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