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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

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"Imagine it's your daily coffee. Each time you put down your money the cup gets smaller and the brew gets weaker. That's essentially what's happened to American newspapers. We took things away from people and at the same time gave content away free on the web. How crazy is that? The industry committed a kind of institutional suicide over time."

The Register has opened a four-strong Washington bureau, and added fresh wire services for foreign coverage, but the key is local news, especially topics such as faith, schools, sports, food and crime. It has about 30 photographers, including trainees. Staff call it America's biggest community newspaper.

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