Even if the news can be found on the internet, we still need reporters and editors to gather and write it. Those reporters and editors should be paid fairly. In many small towns, local newspapers play an important role in the community. Without local papers, we lose touch with what is happening in our communities in terms of local politics, sports, and other community events. Also, what is going on in the industry is a bit more complicated. It's not just that no one wants the news -- as I've said, we still need people to gather and write that news even if it's online. What's also going on is that the greed from those at the top is causing the failures of local papers absent any investment into the journalists and editors who are actually involved in the delivery of the news. Those on top are making all kinds of cuts without considering their own salaries or the salaries of those above them. I would argue that reporting on news in local communities has a tremendous amount of value for other people -- and for our democracy. We're already seeing the results of what happens as our population becomes ever less informed and involved in sustaining democracy in the 21st century.