EDITOR’S NOTE: Demise of Medford paper comes as legislators propose a news rescue
Another source of local news in Oregon went dark last week.
The demise of the Medford Mail Tribune might not seem a matter for your attention.
It is.
Across the state and country, local news prepared by trained professionals is ever harder to come by.
Replacing the work of journalists who work to be objective and accurate are two other sources. One is social media, where people claim authority they don’t deserve.
The second is…
