A review of -30-: The Collapse of the Great American Newspaper. As struggling newspapers across the country cut back on investigative reporting, Paul E. Steiger and a pair of wealthy Californians are assembling a group of investigative journalists who will give away their work to media outlets. What do Herbert and Marion Sandler want? Investigating the funders of ProPublica, the new investigative journalism outfit. Is this the end of news? Even a guy burned by one failed Internet start-up can't resist the idea that this latest technology—like Linotype, TV, and cable before it—could remake the news. So here goes Newser.com, the author's attempt to rescue a common narrative of public life. There is no truth: An article on the problem with Jon Stewart's media criticism. News flash: New research concludes that the sensationalism sweeping local news is bad for ratings.
