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  • A damaging poll confirms the obvious … 8 out of 10 don’t want taxpayers bailing out newspapers

    09/24/2009 10:24:47 AM PDT · by Corky Boyd · 7 replies · 1,525+ views
    Island Turtle ^ | September 24, 2009 | Corky Boyd
    A damaging poll confirms the obvious … 8 out of 10 don’t want taxpayers bailing out newspapers. Editor and Publisher reported on a study conducted by Sacred Heart University that came to that conclusion. Nearly 8 out of 10 Americans would oppose any plan to spend tax dollars to aid failing newspapers, according to a poll on news media trustworthiness released Wednesday. "That reluctance might have something to do with the fact that 38.1% of respondents to the poll by Sacred Heart University said they are reading newspapers less often than five years ago. Or the fact that nearly half,...