Reply #14: Exactly, but many newspapers have reacted to the web by reaching out to corporate interests

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to preserve their franchises (which are quickly dying) rather than use the new media to continue to serve the communities in which they operate. They fire columnists like Sylvester Brown when they challenge the corporate interests, when in fact they should be empowering those writers with new media tools and presence to promote their issues and enrich their communities.