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RedditJohn Nichols and Robert W. McChesney's April 6 "The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers" drew much mail, expressing an array of opinions. Readers thought the article "wonderful," "insightful," "sad, frightening and deeply important." Many agreed that newspapers must be saved for the health of our democracy. But there was also a "let them die" crowd: "by the time I remove the advertising, fliers and useless information from my newspaper, there's nothing. I'm tired of being left with stacks of recycling"; "the death of newspapers will save our forests and reduce global warming"; "why should we [subsidize] papers that feed us only what the wealthy want us to see?" One reader suggests we should just say, "Ave atque vale." --The Editors
Dummerston, Vt.
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