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On the recordMay 5, 2009
May I say, Mr. Chairman, just in conclusion--and thank you, again, for being visionary yourself in holding a hearing like this--I, as an observer, to see this thing fast changing in front of our eyes on a daily basis, I get so concerned, because I see local newspapers that are becoming thinner and thinner and thinner, and, as a result, to attract readers, get more sensationalistic in their reporting, as opposed to what we think of as gumshoe investigative reporting.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Bill Nelson expresses concern over the decline of local newspapers and their reporting quality.

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